Game #11 – Wisconsin 60, Milwaukee 54
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: Tony Meier provided a great spark for the Panthers Tuesday night. The senior led the way with 15 points and had 11 during Milwaukee’s big second half run. The evening marked just Meier’s fifth game back from injury. He started for the first time this year, getting the nod with Kyle Kelm sidelined by injury.
Key Stat: The foul line was the biggest difference Tuesday night. UWM wound up just 7-of-17 from the line while Wisconsin converted on 16-of-20.
News and Notes: The Panthers played without starters Kyle Kelm and Ja’Rob McCallum, both sidelined by injury … Kelm (shoulder) missed a game for the first time this season while McCallum missed his fifth-straight contest … Wisconsin won for the 19th-straight time in the series and was making its first visit to Milwaukee’s homecourt since 2007 … Evan Richard reached double figures in points for the third time this season … Kaylon Williams had seven assists, the eighth time this season he has had five or more assists … UWM held its 10th opponent under 44 percent shooting from the field … this is the 7th time an opponent has scored 60 points or less against Milwaukee … the crowd of 10,143 was the largest in school history for the regular season … it was the fourth-largest crowd ever.
Up Next: UWM stays home but returns to campus, hosting Nebraska-Omaha at the Klotsche Center Saturday night.
