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Reed Seckar scored 10 points and added three rebounds against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Friday night
Reed Seckar scored 10 points and added three rebounds against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Friday night

Titans Fall To Nebraska Wesleyan At BSN Winter Classic

Box Score

OSHKOSH, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh men's basketball fell 62-54 to Nebraska Wesleyan University in its first game of the BSN Winter Classic on Friday (Dec. 29) at the Oshkosh Arena.

The Prairie Wolves took a 2-1 all-time series lead with the win. They beat Oshkosh on March 17, 2018 in the title game of the NCAA Division III Championship and Oshkosh earned a 63-57 win on Nov. 19, 2022 at the Small College Basketball Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D.

The Titans (6-4) led the Prairie Wolves (9-2, 1-2 A-R-C) in three point percentage (22.2-14.3) and free throw shooting percentage (87.5-76.2), however Nebraska Wesleyan had an advantage in field goal percentage (40.0-30.2). The teams tied with 12 bench points while UW-Oshkosh led in assists (eight to six) and Prairie Wolves lead in rebounds (38-31) and points in the paint (32-12).

Will Mahoney (Sr. • Appleton) led with 16 points and went five-for-five from the line. Reed Seckar (So. • Oshkosh) cumulated a total of 10 points in the game with three rebounds. Michael Metcalf-Grassman (Fr. • Shawano/Waukesha) had five rebound points (two offensive) and went two-for-two from the line.

Nebraska Wesleyan scored the first two points of the game and extended its lead to six after Mahoney put the Titans on the board with a layup. Oshkosh stayed with five points of the Prairie Wolves for much of the first half and even tied the game back up at 16 on a Reed Gunnink (Sr. • Brandon) free throw at 5:29. Nebraska Wesleyan kept the Titans at bay, not giving up the lead and held them at a five-point deficit at the half after Metcalf-Grassman connected on a buzzer-beating three from Seckar.

Carter Thomas (So. • Neenah) and Mahoney made layups and Thomas connected on a three to open the second half, giving the Titans a 31-29 lead after about two and a half minutes of play. The teams remained close with four lead changes and three ties, before Nebraska Wesleyan grabbed the final lead at 6:51 on a layup. The Prairie Wolves led by as much as nine points the rest of the way before taking the 62-54 win.

The Titans are set to return to action Saturday (Dec. 30) at 5 p.m., facing Babson College (5-5) in the second day of BSN Winter Classic.

Written by Emily Buffington, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information