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Taylor Jansen scored nine points against the Green Knights, seven in the first half.
Taylor Jansen scored nine points against the Green Knights, seven in the first half.

Green Knights Conquer Titans In Season Opener

Box Score

Mitchell Reinthaler had a career-best 19 points and 10 rebounds as St. Norbert College defeated the nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh men's basketball team, 68-62, in the season opener for both teams on Monday (Nov. 16) in De Pere.

Reinthaler, who surpassed his previous highs of seven points and three rebounds, converted 5 of 9 shots from the field and 9 of 12 attempts from the free throw line.

D.J. DeValk added 18 points and Terrance Garner 11 for the Green Knights, who improved to 50-4 in their last 54 games.

St. Norbert College (1-0) held a 42-31 advantage in rebounds and limited UW-Oshkosh to 26.9 percent (7-26) shooting from the field during the second half after the Titans connected on 48 percent (12-25) during the opening period.

The Green Knights jumped out to an 18-9 lead on a 3-pointer by Seth Taylor at the 11:03 mark of the opening period, but the Titans closed the half with a 23-12 run for a 32-30 advantage at the intermission.

A layup by Ben Boots trimmed UW-Oshkosh's deficit to 21-19 with just less than seven minutes left in the first half. Three consecutive baskets by the Titans, including two by Alex Olson, gave UW-Oshkosh its first lead of the contest at 25-23 with 3:26 remaining in the opening period.

A 3-pointer by Olson gave UW-Oshkosh its largest lead of the game at 32-28 with 65 seconds to go in the period, but two free throws by Reinthaler cut the Titans' advantage to 32-30 at the break.

St. Norbert College reclaimed the lead for good at 36-34 on a 3-pointer by Ben Bobinski with 18:42 remaining. His long-range jumper ignited an 11-0 run that gave the Green Knights a 44-34 lead with 16:42 left.

UW-Oshkosh answered with six straight points to make it 48-44 following a layup by Charlie Noone with 11:41 to go, and a Noone free throw whittled the Green Knights' lead to 54-52 with 4:44 left.

Max Schebel split a pair of free throws to get the Titans within 58-55 with 3:13 remaining, but both teams went scoreless for more than two minutes until Reinthaler converted a layup for a 60-55 lead with 59 ticks left. The Green Knights secured the victory by making 8 of 10 free throws during the last 34 seconds.

Olson led the Titans with 17 points.

Ben Boots added 10 points for UW-Oshkosh, which also received nine points from Taylor Jansen and eight apiece from Kyle Bolger and Noone. AJ Mueller and Noone both notched a team-high five rebounds.

UW-Oshkosh finished the contest shooting 37.3 percent (19-51) from the field and 72 percent (18-25) from the free throw line. The Titans made 6 of 19 3-point shots (31.6 percent).

St. Norbert College, which posted its eighth straight win over UW-Oshkosh, shot 41.4 percent (24-58) from the field and 76.2 percent (16-21) from the charity stripe. The Green Knights were 4 of 19 shooting (21.1 percent) beyond the 3-point arc.

UW-Oshkosh (0-1), ranked 23rd in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com, begins a three-game home stand this weekend when it hosts Coe College (Iowa) on Friday (Nov. 20) and Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday (Nov. 21).