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Quinn Steckbauer scored 10 points and made all four of his free throw attempts against the Pioneers on Wednesday night.
Quinn Steckbauer scored 10 points and made all four of his free throw attempts against the Pioneers on Wednesday night.

Nationally Ranked Pioneers Defeat Titans

Box Score

PLATTEVILLE, Wis.- Michael Metcalf-Grassman scored a game-high 25 points, but it was not enough to prevent the UW-Oshkosh men's basketball team from falling to No. 14 UW-Platteville 66-61 on the road at the Williams Fieldhouse on Wednesday (Feb.7).

Metcalf-Grassman (Fr. • Shawano/Waukesha) finished the game 10-of-16 from the field and grabbed six rebounds in the loss.

The only other Titan to finish in double-figures was Quinn Steckbauer (Sr. • Merrill), who scored 10 points and had three rebounds. Carter Thomas (So. • Neenah) finished with seven points while Tristan Johanknecht (Fr. • Oshkosh) added six points and nine rebounds.

UW-Oshkosh (10-12, 3-8 WIAC) finished the game shooting 40.7 percent (22-of-54) from the field and 35.7 percent (five-of-14) from behind the arc. The Titans turned the ball over 11 times but had three steals and five blocked shots.

The Pioneers (19-3, 10-1) kicked off the scoring in the first half with a layup, before Steckbauer responded with a three-pointer on the other end to give the Titans an early 3-2 lead. Both teams traded baskets for most of the first half until Platteville's Bristol Lewis knocked down a three-point shot that sparked an 8-0 run for the Pioneers, giving the home team a 29-22 lead with 2:37 to play in the half. Oshkosh cut the deficit to five points after a layup from Nick Kraftzenk (Fr. • Kimberly), but Platteville's Logan Pearson nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Pioneers a 32-24 advantage going into halftime.

Metcalf-Grassman opened the scoring in the second half with a layup, which sparked a 6-0 spurt for the Titans to begin the second half and UW-Oshkosh came within two points of the Pioneers after another shot from Metcalf-Grassman. With 13 minutes to play in the game, Metcalf-Grassman connected on a three-pointer to give the Titans a 35-34 edge. The Pioneers retained the lead after a layup and Johanknecht put Oshkosh back in front with a hook shot. The Titans then embarked on a 7-0 run to claim a six-point advantage.

A three-pointer and layup from Metcalf-Grassman extended Oshkosh's lead to nine points with eight minutes to play, however a 5-0 run from Platteville brought the Pioneers to within three points late in the game. Platteville hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to one point with 1:34 remaining, which Metcalf-Grassman responded to with a free throw to put the Titans ahead 59-57. The Pioneers took the lead on the next possession after a three-pointer from Pearson and Platteville connected on a pair of free throws to take a three-point lead. Metcalf-Grassman pulled the Titans to within a point on a dunk, but Platteville was able to make its free throws down the stretch to hang on for the five-point win.

The Titans return to the Kolf Sports Center to take on UW-River Falls (12-10, 6-5 WIAC) on Saturday (Feb. 10) with tipoff scheduled for 5 p.m. In the first meeting of the teams this season, the Falcons defeated Oshkosh 79-76 at the Kolf Sports Center on Jan. 13.

Written by Jacob Link, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information