Four way tie in WIAC, complete college scores

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There’s now a four-way tie for the WIAC men’s basketball lead.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater blew a chance to keep first place to themselves, when it lost at home to Platteville last night 79-to-73.

Both those teams are now 6-2 along with UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh.

Jeff Skemp made 11-15 shots from the floor and all eight of his free throws, as unranked Platteville joined the No. 6 Warhawks at the top of the standings.

Skemp scored 30 points, the most by a Platteville player in three years.

The seventh-ranked Pointers used a 20-3 run to beat UW-Eau Claire 57-44, while No. 20 UW-Oshkosh had the night off.

In WIAC women’s play, No. 25 Eau Claire improved 8-0 with a 62-54 victory over No. 11 UW-Stevens Point.

UW-Whitewater remains in second place, a game off the pace. The third-ranked Warhawks crushed UW-Platteville 85-63.

Complete Wisconsin college scoreboard:

Men’s Basketball

UW-Platteville 79, UW-Whitewater 73

UW-Stevens Point 57, UW-Eau Claire 44

UW-La Crosse 76, UW-River Falls 61

UW-Stout 79, UW-Superior 64

Wisconsin Lutheran 93, Benedictine 75

Concordia-Mequon 68, Madison Edgewood 53

Milwaukee Engineering 63, Lakeland 56 in overtime

Carthage 83, North Central 73

Women’s Basketball

UW-Green Bay 78, Loyola 52

Illinois-Chicago 62, UW-Milwaukee 59

Louisville 79, Marquette 69

UW-Eau Claire 62, UW-Stevens Point 54

UW-Whitewater 85, UW-Platteville 63

UW-La Crosse 74, UW-River Falls 50

UW-Stout 80, UW-Superior 43

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