News Release

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — A crisp passing attack set up plenty of high percentage shots for the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team on Wednesday as the Pointers hit 16 of their first 20 shots in a 90-66 rout of UW-Eau Claire at the Quandt Fieldhouse.

UW-Stevens Point shot 70.8 percent in the first half and finished the game at 62.7 percent from the field in winning its fourth straight game and improving to 11-4 overall and 6-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Eau Claire fell to 8-6 overall and 1-5 in the WIAC. It was the Pointers’ ninth straight victory over the Blugolds.

The Pointers jumped out to an early 8-2 lead and cruised from that point. They made seven of eight three-pointers in the first half and used a series of short runs to gradually build the lead, including a 14-4 spurt that put them ahead 42-21 with 4:28 left in the first half.

UW-Stevens Point led 47-29 at halftime and after the Blugolds scored the first two points of the second half, the Pointers went on a 9-2 run as UW-Eau Claire came no closer. The Pointers hit five consecutive shots again later in the half during a 12-1 run that gave them their biggest lead of the game at 68-38 with 13:07 remaining.

Brian Bauer led the offensive attack for the Pointers with 21 points. Jon Krull added 17 points and Pete Rortvedt had 11 points. UW-Stevens Point had assists on 19 of its 32 field goals.

Jared Bardon had 14 points and Dan Beyer added 13 for the Blugolds, who shot 37.7 percent for the game. Each team had only nine turnovers for the game.