Stevens Point, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) – The #4 seeded UW-River Falls men's basketball team traveled to take on the #2 seeded UW-Stevens Point in the WIAC Tournament Championship game on Sunday afternoon. The Falcons came out strong in the first half and led 23-21 at the half, but the Pointers got hot and hit some big baskets in the second half to pull away for the 59-44 win. The fate of the Falcon's season now rests in the hands of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls: 44, UW-Stevens Point: 59
Location: Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Record: UW-River Falls: 18-9, 7-7 WIAC, UW-Stevens Point 19-8, 11-3 WIAC.
 
WHAT HAPPENED

• The Pointers opened the game on a 7-0 run after a Canon O'Heron lay up just three minutes into the game.
• The Flacons would answer with a run of their own. After a Brennan Witt layup, The Falcons scored their 11th consecutive point to take an 11-7 lead.
• The action went back and forth from there until the end of the first half. A Julian Jackson dunk put the Falcons up 18-16 with three minutes remaining in the first half.
• An Austin Moldenhauer bomb from beyond the arc with just under a minute to play in the half put the Falcons up 23-16.
• Stevens Point had a solid last minute capped off by a buzzer beater three pointer from MJ Delmore to get the Pointers within two points to end the half. Halftime score: UWRF 23, UWSP 21.
• The second half picked up right where the first half ended, back and forth action saw the Falcons maintain their two-point lead after Brennan Witt knocked down a pair of free throws to give the Falcons a 33-31 lead at 15:28 of the second half.
• The Pointers started to show their strength with about ten minutes to play in the game. A three pointer from Drew Fredrickson put the Pointers on top by a score of 43-38 with eight minutes to play.
• Another shot from beyond the arc would fall for the Pointer's MJ Delmore just a minute and a half later to extend the Stevens Point lead to 48-40 with 6:48 to play.
• The Pointers would never look back. Behind some big shots made and some turnovers from the Falcons, the Pointers pulled away down the stretch beating River Falls by a final of 59-44.

 IN-DEPTH LOOK

• Brennan Witt led the Falcons with 11 points and was 5-5 from the free throw line.
• Julian Jackson also added 10 points to the Falcon effort.
• As a team, the Falcons were 15-45 (33.3 percent) from the floor. They made 6 three point shots and were 8-13 from the charity stripe.

 THE OPPOSITION

• MJ Delmore led the way for the Pointers with 22 points. He was 5-9 from beyond the arc.
• Drew Fredrickson also contributed 17 points in the Pointers victory.
• The Pointers shot 18-47 (38.3 percent) from the field and were 13-14 as a team from the charity stripe.

 LOOKING AHEAD
 
The Falcons currently sit on the bubble of continuing their season. Their fate will be in the hands of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
 The NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Committee is set to announce the 64-team field for the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at 11:30 a.m. CT on Monday, February 26, 2018 on NCAA.com.