Jimmie Kaska

Jimmie Kaska

Jimmie Kaska covers high school and college sports for iHeartMedia in Wisconsin and the Midwest. His work is featured on The Big 1070-Madison, The...Full Bio

 

WIAC Men's Basketball Recap: January 13, 2018

Saturday night's games featured a top-25 showdown and plenty of movement in the standings as the WIAC passed the quarter pole of the 2017-18 season.

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#5 Whitewater (13-2, 3-1) 69, Stout (6-9, 0-4) 55

-Stout turned the ball over 19 times, leading to 26 points for the Warhawks. Andre Brown led Whitewater with 20 points.

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#13 Oshkosh (13-2, 3-1) 67, #7 River Falls (11-3, 2-2) 58

-Oshkosh led by as many as 18 in the second half and led for nearly the final three-quarters of the game, but River Falls got within three in the final four minutes before ultimately falling. Oshkosh's Ben Boots led all scorers with 17 points, as the Titans finished with four players in double figures.

#RV Platteville (13-2, 3-1) 63, La Crosse (9-6, 1-3) 62

-Matt Oestreich's jumper with three seconds remaining gave Platteville a 63-62 victory over La Crosse. Oestreich led all scorers with 15 points.

Stevens Point (10-5, 4-0) 70, Eau Claire (8-7, 0-4) 61

-After the game was tied with 13 minutes left in the first half, Stevens Point outscored Eau Claire the rest of the first half by 11 en route to a home court victory over the Blugolds. The Pointers shot 10 of 19 from three-point range and also made six more free throws than Eau Claire attempted.

Wednesday: Oshkosh at Platteville, River Falls at La Crosse, Stevens Point at Whitewater, Eau Claire at Stout (8pm)

WIAC Tournament if the season ended today:

#1 Stevens Point (4-0) - bye

#2 Whitewater (3-1) - bye (TB: 1-0 head-to-head vs Oshkosh, Platteville)

#3 Platteville (3-1) (TB: 0-0 vs #2 seed Whitewater) vs #6 La Crosse (1-3)

#4 Oshkosh (3-1) (TB: 0-1 vs #2 seed Whitewater) vs #5 River Falls (2-2)

#7 Eau Claire (0-4) (TB: 0-0 vs #4 seed Oshkosh) - out

#8 Stout (0-4) (TB: 0-1 vs #4 seed Oshkosh) - out


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