Jan. 4, 2000

Box Score

Milwaukee - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men?s basketball team heads into the conference season with a head of steam after pounding Stony Brook, 83-48, at the Klotsche Center on Tuesday. The Panthers (7-5) have their first winning record heading into conference play since joining the MCC.

?This was a good effort by the team," said UWM head coach Bo Ryan. "We played hard tonight and handled their offense well. We didn't have any ups or downs. We just played one possession at at time."

UWM never trailed in the ball game after jumping out to a 13 to 2 start. The Panthers held Stony Brook (2-15) to just 15 points in the first half and took a comfortable 20 point lead into the intermission. UWM leads the all-time series, 2-0.

Five Panthers scored in double figures and were led by Ronnie Jones? 16 points on 6-10 shooting, 4-6 from 3-point range. Clay Tucker (14), Chad Angeli (12), Kalombo Kadima (11), and Jason Frederick (11) also scored in double digits. Kadima also added a career-high six assists in the contest.

?We really got things going after the two losses to ranked teams," said Kadima. "We played team defense well and that got things going for us tonight. This is a confidence booster headed into conference play.?

UW-Milwaukee shot 26-39 from the free-throw line and held the Seawolves to just eight free-throw attempts in the game. The Panthers also shot a scorching 9-16 from behind the arc.

The win propels UWM into the conference season where it will play in-state and conference rival UW-Green Bay on Saturday, Jan. 8. The Phoenix hold the all-time series lead, 16-4, dating back to 1971. The Panthers return home on Jan. 13 where they will play Illinois-Chicago at 7 p.m. at the Klotsche Center. UWM will play host to Loyola on Jan. 15.