ANGOLA, Ind. – The UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team (4-3) missed a runner with three seconds remaining to come up just short of an upset at No. 19 Trine (7-0) on Saturday. The Pointers trailed by as much as 15 points in the second half and almost rallied for the win.
 
Josiah Butler (Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) led all players with 25 points, his third game this season with 20 or more and a season high. Malik Abdul-Wahid (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) added 22, also a season-high. Cal Krohn (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West) had a double-double, the first of his career, with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Abdul-Wahid hit a jumper a little over five minutes into the game to give the Pointers an 8-7 lead. On the next offensive trip, he hit a three to put UWSP ahead 11-9. He nailed another three with just over five minutes left. Butler hit from behind the arc late, but the Pointers trailed by a 42-32 score at the half.
 
Krohn cut the deficit to single digits in the opening minute of the second half. The Thunder built a 15-point lead with 13:13 remaining and UWSP began to chip away.
 
Krohn, Jake Buchanan (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Abdul-Wahid and Logan Baumgartner (Medford, Wis./Medford) each made buckets in an 8-0 run. Butler drilled consecutive threes as the Pointers got within four at 67-63. Butler nailed another three and followed up with layup to cut the deficit to a single possession with just over four minutes to go.
 
Seth Miron (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly) hit a jumper to tie the game at 72-72. He made a layup on the next possession to knot the game at 74-74. Butler tied the game at 76-all in the final minute. Trine hit a three with 35 second left and Abdul-Wahid made a pair of free throws to set up a one-possession finish. Miron put up a jumper in the lane with three seconds left and it bounced out as the rally fell short in the end.
 
The Pointers will face North Central University at home on Tuesday (Dec. 12). Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.