With star player Leonard Cobb being hampered by foul trouble, Wisconsin-Superior was no match for Wisconsin-River Falls in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball opener Wednesday night, falling 90-65 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym
River Falls led 48-36 at the break and didn't let up.
Courtney Davis scored 25 points and added seven rebounds to lead four Falcons in double figures in scoring. Teammate Nate Robertson added 15 points and eight rebounds for River Falls (2-2, 1-0), which shot 55 percent from the field to UWS' 37 percent. River Falls made eight of 18 3-pointers.
Senior James Nobles paced the Yellowjackets (0-4, 0-1) with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Jason Proue added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench. Cobb had four points and five rebounds in 16 minutes before fouling out.
Wisconsin-River Falls (90)
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Ryan Thompson 5-11 2-2 13, Scott Kelly 3-5 1-1 8, Tom Pearson 4-11 1-1 9, Courtney Davis 8-12 6-8 25, Nate Robertson 7-10 1-4 15, Erik Olson 3-4 0-0 8, Maurice Baker 0-0 0-0 0, Jontae Koonkaew 3-7 2-2 10, Nockolas Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Anthone Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Deonte Compton 0-0 0-0 0, Cory Rondeau 0-1 0-0 0, Rory Trimbo 1-1 0-0 1.
Wisconsin-Superior (65)
James Nobles 6-12 6-6 18, Lamar Burton-Norman 2-11 1-2 6, Brandon Ely 3-8 0-0 6, John Hebert 3-8 0-0 7, Leonard Cobb 2-6 0-0 4, Phil Bogojevic 2-4 0-0 5, Jason Proue 2-2 6-7 10, Dwight Hill 2-5 2-4 6, David Headley 1-6 0-0 3, Greg Polkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Lucas Tellijohn 0-0 0-0 0, Andre Waler 0-0 0-0 0, Mike MacDonald 0-1 0-0 0.
Halftime -- UWRF 48, UWS 36. 3-point goals -- UWRF 8-18 (Thompson 1-6, Kelly 1-2, Pearson 0-1, Davis 2-4, Olson 2-2, Koonkaew 2-3); UWS 4-22 (Burton-Norman 1-6, Hebert 1-5, Cobb 0-1, Bogojevic 1-3, Hill 0-2, Headley 1-5). Rebounds -- UWRF 35 (Robertson 8); UWS 37 (Nobles 14). Assists -- UWRF 21 (Thompson 8); UWS 18 (Hill 6). Fouls -- UWRF 16, UWS 17.
WOMEN
WIS.-RIVER FALLS 75, WIS.-SUPERIOR 33
Chantelle Melgaard led three Falcons in double figures with 16 points as River Falls opened the WIAC season with a women's basketball home rout.
River Falls led 32-19 at the half and then exploded for 43 points in the second half 11 Falcons scored. River Falls (4-0, 1-0) shot 45 percent from the field and was 11-for-31 from 3-point range
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Senior guard Katie Moench from Carlton was the lone Yellowjacket in double figures with 12 points. UWS (2-2, 0-1) shot 29 percent from the field, was outrebounded 44-30 and turned the ball over 33 times.
Wisconsin-Superior (33)
Katie Moench 3-8 6-6 12, Ashley Laidley 3-4 0-0 7, Carissa Nord 0-4 0-0 0, Jenny Carlson 2-8 0-0 5, Amanda Rousville 0-4 2-4 2, Beth Haworth 1-1 1-2 3. Carey Kroll 0-0 0-0 0, Kaleigh Day 0-0 1-3 2, Chelsea Einerwold 0-0 0-1 0, Melissa Dorn 0-0 0-0 0, Kristina Higgins 0-1 0-0 0, Jessie Matkovich 1-1 0-0 3, Breanna Herzog 0-2 1-2 1, Hilary Krenz 0-0 0-0 0.
Wisconsin-River Falls (75)
Melanie Preiner 4-11 0-0 11, Traci Reimann 2-3 1-2 5, Chantele Melgaard 6-12 0-0 16, Krista Cordes 4-10 1-5 11, Megan Lindman 2-6 0-5 4, Janelle Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Kim Sorenson 3-6 1-3 9, Krystal Parr 1-3 0-0 2, Jana Bnenitz 0-2 0-0 0, Justine Speckel 0-10-2 0, Tessa Rohl 0-0 0-0 0, Kelli Hilt 2-4 0-0 4, Caitlin 2-2 0-0 Kelsie Flanscha 3-4 1-1 7, Meghan Hunstock 1-1 0-0 2.
Halftime -- UWRF 32, UWS 19. 3-point goals -- UWS 2-6 (Moench 0-1, Laidley 1-1, Nord 0-1 Carlson 1-2, Day 0-1); UWRF 11-31 (Preiner 3-9, Reimann 0-1, Melgaard 4-8, Cordes 2-6, Daniels 0-2, Sorenson 2-3, Parr 0-1). Rebounds -- UWS 30 (Rounsville 7); UWRF 44 (Flanscha 11). Assists -- UWS 5 (Moench, Nord, Rounsville, Haworth, Dorn); UWRF 21 (Hilt 5). Fouls -- UWS 18, UWRF 18.
BIG TEN
Clemson 90, Minnesota 68
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Clemson dominated the offensive boards, used an effective full-court press and got better reserve in beating Minnesota in Minneapolis.
K.C. Rivers scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Tigers, and Clemson's reserves outscored Minnesota's reserves 40-5.
Vernon Hamilton added 13 points and Cliff Hammonds 12 for Clemson (8-0), which has won its first eight games for the third time in the past five years, including an 11-0 start last year. James Mays added 11 points and 10 rebounds while Trevor Booker also had 11 points.
Dan Coleman scored 18 points for Minnesota (2-5), which lost its fifth straight game -- the Gophers longest losing streak since a six-game skid during the 1962-63 season. Brandon Smith added 15 points, Lawrence McKenzie 14 and Spencer Tollackson 11.
Clemson held a 43-22 rebounding edge, including 24-5 on the offensive end.
The Gophers shot 72.7 percent in the first half but took only 22 shots, in part because of 12 first-half turnovers. Many of them were caused by an inability to get the ball up the court with the Tigers -- particularly Mays and Hamilton -- harassing Minnesota guards. Minnesota, which had 51 turnovers in its last three losses, finished with a season-high 24 turnovers.
Minnesota got within 14 points on a 3-pointer by McKenzie with 6:30 to play, but Hammonds answered for Clemson with a pair of layups off Gopher turnovers.
Tyler Hansbrough started and ended North Carolina's game-breaking 17-2 run in the second half and the seventh-ranked Tar Heels went on to a victory over No. 3 Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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In a game featuring two of the country's top freshman classes -- with Greg Oden, the best of the bunch, sitting on the Ohio State bench in street clothes with a towel around his neck -- Hansbrough, a preseason All-America as a sophomore took over down low.
The 6-foot-9 forward was the key inside as the Tar Heels (5-1) were able to overcome an incredible 3-point shooting performance by the Buckeyes (6-1), who were playing outside the Columbus city limits for the first time this season.
Hansbrough finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and freshman Wayne Ellington added 19 for North Carolina, which trailed by 10 points in the first half and was down 68-63 with 10:50 to play.
Ron Lewis had 30 points for Ohio State, which finished 13-for-26 from 3-point range.
Boston College 65, Michigan State 58
Jared Dudley scored 30 points with 10 rebounds to lead Boston College to the home win over Michigan State in the Eagles' debut in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Sean Williams blocked five shots and Shamari Spears had nine rebounds as BC (3-2) outrebounded the Spartans 37-36. Michigan State (6-2) had outrebounded every one of its opponents in its first seven games.
Drew Neitzel, who came into the game as the Spartans' leading scorer with an average of 18.3 points per game, did not make a basket until there was 12:24 left and finished with 12 points. He had scored at least 20 points in each of the previous three games.
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Goran Suton scored 18 points with nine rebounds for Michigan State, which is 4-3 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Virginia Tech 69, Iowa 65
Zabian Dowdell scored 18 points and Virginia Tech outscored Iowa 36-18 over a 17-minute stretch spanning the halves, then held on despite poor foul shooting to defeat the Hawkeyes in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in Blacksburg, Va.
Iowa (2-4) lost its fourth straight. The Hawkeyes were led by Adam Haluska with 24 points.
PURDUE 61, No. 25 Virginia 59
Tarrance Crump drove to the basket and hit a floater with 1 second remaining, giving Purdue a victory over No. 25 Virginia in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Boilermakers (5-1) blew a nine-point lead midway through the second half and fell behind by five before consecutive 3-pointers by Marcus Green, Chris Lutz and David Teague. The Cavaliers (4-1) tied the game for the final time at 59 on two free throws by Sean Singletary with 29 seconds left.
After a Purdue timeout, Carl Landry held the ball away from the basket until about 7 seconds remained, then got the ball to Crump, who drove in and scored from the right side of the lane. Virginia had one more chance, but turned the ball over on the inbounds pass.
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Landry led the Boilermakers with 19 points. Teague added 14 points and five assists.
Virginia was paced by Singletary with 21 points and Mamadi Diane with 17.
TOP 20
No. 2 Pittsburgh 67, Robert Morris 53
Aaron Gray's size and scoring touch inside proved too much for smaller Robert Morris to handle and No. 2 Pittsburgh held off an upset bid by its city rival, overcoming a second-half deficit to rally for a win.
The 7-foot Gray, four inches taller than any Robert Morris starter, scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and had 15 rebounds.
No. 10 LSU 91, McNeese St. 57
Garrett Temple had 17 points and Tasmin Mitchell scored 14 of his 16 in the second half, leading No. 10 LSU over McNeese State in Baton Rouge, La.
No. 14 Memphis 86, Arkansas State 60
Antonio Anderson scored 17 points and had five assists to lead No. 14 Memphis to a victory in Memphis, Tenn.
Adrian Banks scored 25 points to lead the Indians (4-5).
No. 17 Wichita State 85, UMKC 55
P.J. Couisnard scored 16 points and Wichita State made its first 11 shots in the second half to beat Missouri-Kansas City in Wichita, Kan.
Quinton Day led UMKC (3-4) with 19 points.
Oregon 57, No. 18 Georgetown 50
Aaron Brooks scored 15 points, and Oregon made up for poor shooting with hustle and rebounding to improve to 6-0 with an upset of No. 18 Georgetown.
Bryce Taylor scored nine of his 14 points in the second half for the Ducks, who are 6-0 for the first time since the 2002-03 season. The victory was also the first ever for Oregon on the road against a ranked team in the Eastern time zone.
No. 19 Butler 60, Valparaiso 47
Mike Green scored 16 points and A.J. Graves added 13 to help No. 19 Butler, playing with its highest ranking in 57 years, win at Valparaiso.
No. 20 Connecticut 89, Sacred Heart 46
Doug Wiggins and Craig Austrie each scored 12 points to help No. 20 Connecticut rout Sacred Heart, extending the Huskies home-winning streak to 25 games.
