Game #12 – Milwaukee 86, Nebraska Omaha 50
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Kaylon Williams put together a stellar all-around game in his 24 minutes of action. The senior scored 17 points while adding eight assists and six rebounds, all while committing just one turnover.
Key Stat: The Panthers hit from long range early and often Saturday night. Milwaukee made 10 three-pointers in the first half and wound up making 15-of-29 for the game.
News and Notes: The Panthers played without starters Kyle Kelm and Ja’Rob McCallum, both sidelined by injury … Kelm (shoulder) missed his second-straight game while McCallum missed his sixth-straight contest … UWM has won 17 of its last 18 regular season games at the on-campus Klotsche Center … the 36-point margin of victory surpassed the 35-point margin in UWM’s win over Texas Southern last month and is the biggest for the Panthers since a 41-point win over Youngstown State in 2006 … Tony Meier reached double figures for the third time in the six games he has played in this season … Meier made at least four 3-pointers for the ninth time in his career … UNO was the sixth UWM opponent that failed to get to 60 points and the fourth that scored 50 or less … UNO is the eighth Panther opponent to shoot less than 40 percent from the field … the Panthers reached double-figures in three-pointers made for the fourth time this season … UWM also hit double digits in offensive rebounds for the eighth time.
Up Next: UWM makes the short trip to the Bradley Center for a Thursday night contest with Marquette.
