Box Score

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - The No. 6 ranked Pointers needed five minutes of overtime, but improved to 4-0 as they defeated Tigers of Trinity University 71-70 in San Antonio.  Pete Rortvedt (Minocqua/Lakeland) (Minocqua) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Matt Moses (Fond du Lac/St. Mary Springs) (Fond du Lac) was named to the All-Tournament team.

The Pointers and Tigers battled back and forth in the first half, tying the score six times before Trinity hit a three-point basket with :50 remaining in the first half to take a three point lead, 25-22. Nick Krull (Marshall/Marshall) (Marshall) tallied a layup with :12 remaining to cut the deficit to one, 25-24, as both teams headed to the locker room for the half.

In the second stanza, it was again a back-and-fourth battle until Trinity used a 8-0 run to open a 49-41 lead over the Pointers with 8:40 remaining. Krull and Evan Sweeny (Appleton) tallied buckets to cut the deficit to three when Khalifa El-Amin (Milwaukee/Rufus King) (Milwaukee), fresh off a career-high performance the night before, connected on a three of his own to tie the game at 49, the 13th tie of the contest.

After trading baskets down the stretch, UWSP clung to a four point lead as Rortvedt connected from downtown to give the Pointers a 57-53 edge with 3:39 remaining. Not to go quietly, Trinity closed out the half on a 6-3 run to force overtime, 59-59.

In the extra period, Trinity jumped ahead to an early four-point lead, but UW-Stevens Point got buckets from Bryan Beamish (Wisconsin Rapids/Lincoln) (Wisconsin Rapids), Moses and Krull to build a three point edge, 67-64. Trinity responded by tying the game, the 18th tie of the contest, but Moses connected on a jumper in the land with :26 remaining and the Pointer defense held off the Tigers for the one point victory.

For the Pointers, Moses finished with a career-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting including a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line and added seven rebounds and three steals in the victory. Rortvedt added 17 points and nine rebounds in the win.

Leading the way for Trinity was Patrick Robinson, who scored a team-high 16 points.

UW-Stevens Point (4-0) has the week off before traveling to Lawrence University in Appleton for a non-conference matchup on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. before returning home to open Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play against UW-Whitewater on Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.