STEVENS POINT, WI (UWSP) - The UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team bounced back from consecutive losses by defeating UW-Oshkosh 62-52 Wednesday night.
Box ScoreThe Pointers jumped out to a 12-0 run early in the first half when a layup by Nate VanHandel (Appleton, WI/North) put UWSP ahead 18-5 less than seven minutes into the half.The Titans battled back by hitting five 3-pointers in the period and cut the UWSP lead to just 28-25 with 5:13 remaining in the first half.The Pointers went into halftime with a 34-29 lead.UWSP regained a double-digit lead in the second half whenTrevor Hass (New London, WI/New London/Augustana (SD))connected on a three-point play to put the Pointers ahead 46-36 with 12:25 remaining.A pair of free throws by the Titans' Cory Nickel brought Oshkosh to within 53-50 with 2:28 left in the second half, but Jordan Giordana (Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna) connected on a trio of free throws when hewas fouled in the act of shooting from behind the arc.Trevor Hass (New London, WI/New London/Augustana (SD))followed with a jumper to put UWSP on top 58-50 with 1:12 remaining.Hass shot 4-for-4 from the line in the final seconds to put the Titans out of reach.Clayton Heuer (Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln/UW-Green Bay) led all scorers with 14 points for the Pointers and Hass followed with 12 points and seven rebounds.Alex Richard (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) added nine points and nine rebounds in the winning effort and Sean McGann(Baraboo, WI/Baraboo) matched his career high with 10 points.Dylan Wurtz and Nickel each scored 11 points for the Titans.UWSP travels to Menomonie, Wis. Wednesday, Feb 13 when its tip off with UW-Stout at 7 p.m.



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