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Postgame Comments
MILWAUKEE (December 10, 2014) – Matt Tiby scored a team-high 17 points for host University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (4-6), but No. 5/6 Wisconsin (9-1) shot 61 percent from the field and committed just four turnovers en route to a 93-54 victory in front of 10,120 fans at UWM Panther Arena tonight.
"First of all, I want to thank our fans and the city. The atmosphere tonight was pretty special," Milwaukee Head Coach
Rob Jeter said. "It all came together for Wisconsin tonight and then you could see the inexperience of some of our guys. We've just got to get better."
Wisconsin scored the first eight points of the game and Milwaukee missed its first five shots before
J.J. Panoske's jumper ignited a 7-0 run that brought UWM within a point. But a layup and three-pointer from Sam Dekker were part of a string of eight unanswered Badger points that extended Wisconsin's lead to 16-7.
The Badgers led by as many as 21 points in the first period, mostly due to 56 percent (18-for-32) shooting from the field and 50 percent (4-for-8) from three-point range.
Back-to-back layups by Traevon Jackson opened the second-half scoring for Wisconsin as the lead grew to 25. When
Brett Prahl scored on a conventional three-point play some three minutes later, it brought Milwaukee within 54-33, but that was as close as the Panthers would get the rest of the way. The Badgers shot a sizzling 66 percent (21-for-32) from the field in the second half.
In addition to Tiby's 17 points, Milwaukee received nine points from Panoske and eight points from
Brett Prahl.
Steve McWhorter ripped down a team-best seven boards and added six points as his string of consecutive games with double-figure points ended at eight. Tiby hit both of his three-point attempts and finished 5-for-11 from the field, while also snagging five boards and playing turnover-free basketball.
Frank Kaminsky tossed in 18 points for Wisconsin, which also got 17 points from Dekker.
Milwaukee is back in action December 14 when it hosts Montana on campus at the Klotsche Center at 5 p.m.