STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Senior MJ Delmore (Wisconsin Dells, Wis./Wisconsin Dells) made all 10 free throws and tied a career-high with 23 points as the No. 23 UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team (18-8) knocked off visiting No. 19 UW-Oshkosh (20-7) by a 71-63 score in the WIAC Tournament semifinals (presented by Culver's) on Friday night.
 
Delmore shot 5-of-8 from the floor, including three three-point makes.  He snagged a trio of boards and had two assists.
 
Canon O'Heron (Bangor, Wis./Bangor) and Nate Dodge (East Troy, Wis./East Troy) were both in double figures with 14 and 12, respectively.  Dodge went 4-for-7 from behind the arc.
 
Dodge and Delmore hit back-to-back threes to erase an early 3-0 deficit.  Later in the half, Drew Fredrickson (Mount Horeb, Wis./Mount Horeb) nailed a three to push the lead to six at 15-9.  Delmore hit another three with 8:24 remaining in the first half, but UWSP couldn't extend the lead.
 
The Titans put a six-point spurt together to eke ahead 24-23 with just over four minutes left in the half.  Mark Nelson (Madison, Wis./Monona Grove) ended the run with a triple and a late bucket by Delmore gave UWSP a 30-28 lead at the half.
 
Dodge hit consecutive threes to begin the second half, but a 7-0 run gave UWO a 38-36 less than three minutes in.  The teams swapped mini-runs and the game was knotted at 49-49 with 9:36 to go.
 
O'Heron and Matt Koerner (West Bend, Wis./West) scored on back-to-back possessions to give UWSP a five point lead.  Dodge and Delmore hit threes to grow the advantage to seven followed by an O'Heron basket for a 62-53 lead.  The Pointers hit seven of their final eight free throw attempts to ice the win.
 
The Pointers host four-seed UW-River Falls in the WIAC Championship game on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, online at tickets.uwsp.edu or by calling 715-346-4100.  The ticket office will be open until 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.