North Dakota State
4-5
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
7-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| North Dakota State | 41 | 32 | 73 |
12/12/2009 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FARGO, N.D.--Ricky Franklin scored 19 of his season-high 23 points in the first half to lead Wisconsin-Milwaukee to an 84-73 victory over North Dakota State in men's college basketball Saturday, Dec. 12, before a crowd of 3,011 at the Bison Sports Arena.
James Eayrs added 15 points and Ja'Rob McCallum scored 13 for the Panthers (7-4), who outrebounded North Dakota State 40-28.
Josh Vaughan made four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 19 points for North Dakota State. Eric Carlson added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Bison (4-5).
Milwaukee led 50-41 at half despite NDSU shooting 62 percent. It was the most points surrendered by NDSU in a single half this season.
Milwaukee made four of its first six 3-pointers to go ahead 24-13 midway through the first.
North Dakota State cut it to 30-29 on a Nate Zastrow 3-pointer with 7:17 left, but the Panthers answered with a 16-4 run over the next 4 1/2 minutes to build a 13-point lead, 46-33.
Milwaukee led by as many as 14 in the second half and NDSU got no closer than seven down the stretch.
Both teams shot 46 percent from the field. Milwaukee was 25-for-30 at the foul line and NDSU as 14 of 19.
Austin Pennick led the Bison bench with nine points and tied a career high with five assists in 23 minutes.
North Dakota State is scheduled to play at Fresno State next Saturday, Dec. 19, and at Wichita State the following Monday, Dec. 21.
