EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com)- Following their thrilling comeback victory over No.6 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire men’s basketball team looked to start a win streak with another upset over No.20 University of Wisconsin River Falls, but fell short, 77-63, Wednesday night at Zorn Arena.
The Blugolds are on the outside looking in as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) as the season is quickly nearing a close. UW-Eau Claire will need to improve their standing in the conference battle to earn a spot in the WIAC tournament.
On Wednesday, the Blugolds were unable to make it back-to-back home upset wins over WIAC opponents as UW-River Falls came in and using strong 3-point shooting earned the win.…show more content… UW-Eau Claire would fight to keep the game close throughout the first half.
With the score tied at 22 with just under eight minutes left in the first half, UW-River Falls would go on a 18-8 run to end the quarter. The run would completely change the momentum of the game as the Blugolds went into the break down by 10 points.
With 12:26 left to go in the game and the Blugolds trailing 56-40, UW-Eau Claire would look to earn the win in familiar fashion, with a strong second half run. A Jumper from George Diekelman would begin the comeback trail. Diekelman would lead the way scoring eight points as the Blugolds went on a 13-0 run to make it a one possession game with over seven minutes remaining.
The Falcons would respond with consecutive 3-pointer shots to all but end the Blugolds comeback. UW-Eau Claire would go cold down the stretch as UW-River Falls opened up the came and cruised to a 77-63 game.
Head coach Matt Siverling pointed to the strong 3-point shooting of UW-River Falls, 14 of 22, as a major difference in the
