STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The No. 8 UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team (1-0) opened the season with a 64-49 win over St. Olaf (0-3) on Wednesday.
Josiah Butler (Appleton, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) led all scorers with 19 points going 8-of-11 from the floor.
Logan Baumgartner (Medford, Wis./Medford) was also in double figures with 17 points on a trio of threes.
Butler scored four early points as UWSP started to shake off the Oles with a 10-4 lead.
Jordan Jones (Milwaukee, Wis./Golda Meir) scored his first points at UWSP and Baumgartner buried the first three of the season as UWSP was ahead, 19-12.
Butler scored UWSP's final seven points of the half and the Pointers held a 30-19 lead at the half.
Baumgartner hit a pair of three-pointers as UWSP had a 46-31 advantage with just under 12 minutes to go. Butler buried a three and
Joseph Daly (New London, Wis./New London) got on the scoresheet with a free throw in an 18-2 run as the Pointers built a game-high 26-point lead.
Zach Orr (Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake) hit a pair of free throws late for his first collegiate points as UWSP got the season-opening win.
The Pointers head to Minnesota to take on North Central on Saturday (Nov. 14) at 3:00 p.m.
