MENOMONIE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men's basketball team finished off a season sweep of UW-Stout with an 80-79 victory over the Blue Devils on Wednesday at Johnson Fieldhouse.
Carter Lichtsinn (Jr. - Olathe, Kan./Olathe West) hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining to help cap a comeback for the Blugolds, who won a fifth consecutive game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Blugolds (14-6, 6-3) trailed for the first 33 minutes of the contest, but rallied as the second-half clock ran down.
- UW-Stout (7-13, 3-6) led by as much as 13 in the first half as the Blugolds struggled to hit shots. UW-Eau Claire shot 32% from the field in the opening 20 minutes, while the Blue Devils knocked down 52% of their attempts.
- The Blue Devils led by 13 with four minutes left in the first half, but UW-Eau Claire managed to trim the deficit down to 39-32 entering halftime.
- UW-Stout stayed ahead for the first 13 minutes of the second half before Carter Huschka (Sr. - Farmington, Minn.) tied the game at 65 with 6:45 to go. It started a back-and-forth conclusion to the game.
- Huschka gave the Blugolds their first lead of the night when his tip-in layup with 5:15 to go made it 70-68. The teams continued to trade swings until the final minute.
- The Blue Devils led 79-77 with 30 seconds left as the Blugolds entered their final offensive possession. With time winding down on the shot clock, Lichtsinn knocked down a 3-pointer from the wing to put UW-Eau Claire up by one. UW-Stout had a couple of chances to take the lead at the other end of the floor, but couldn't get a shot off against a stingy Blugold defense.
- Andre Renta (Jr. - Hudson, Wis.) led UW-Eau Claire with a career-high 28 points. He also had five rebounds and five steals, and he assisted Lichtsinn's game-winning basket.
- Huschka finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists. He surpassed 500 rebounds in his Blugolds career.
- Cade Hall (Sr. - Mauston, Wis.) had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists.
- UW-Eau Claire shot 50% in the win and went 20 of 25 at the free throw line.
UP NEXT
The Blugolds are back at home when they host No. 6 UW-La Crosse on Saturday, February 8, at the Sonnentag Event Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m.
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