Game #6 – Milwaukee 59, Arkansas-Little Rock 54
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: James Haarsma took over when the Panthers needed him most Saturday night. He put Milwaukee ahead for good with a three-point play with just over two minutes remaining and wound up scoring nine of Milwaukee’s final 10 points.
Key Stat: The Panthers got it done from long distance, knocking in 12-of-24 from three-point range. The 12 made 3’s marked a season-high. At one point in the game, UWM had made its 12 threes but just a pair of two-point field goals.
News and Notes: Milwaukee allowed just 54 points as the Trojans shot just 34.5 percent from the field. That means four of UWM’s first six opponents have failed to get to 60 points and the Panthers have held all six opponent to less than 44 percent shooting from the field … Kaylon Williams had seven more assists Saturday night, sending him past 200 in his brief Panther career … Haarsma’s 17 points marked a UWM high … the Panthers had five different players make two or more three-pointers in the game … UWM had just six offensive rebounds, the first time this season the Panthers did not reach double figures in the category … Milwaukee is 5-1 for the first time since starting the 2004-05 season 6-0 … the Panthers’ five wins in November equal the most in the month in school history, as UWM also won five November games in 2009-10 … Milwaukee’s two true road wins in the month are the most since 1999-2000, when Bo Ryan led the Panthers to wins at Central Michigan and UMKC in his first season at UWM.
Up Next: UWM is home Thursday opening Horizon League play against Loyola.