Jan. 31, 2017 – West Bend, WI – The UW-Washington County mens basketball team improved to 15 – 5 on the season following an 81-61 win at UW-Manitowoc on Monday.
The Wildcats jumped out to a 21-5 lead thanks in part to Kewaskum native Charlie Witek. The Marian University transfer scored 13 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, had 2 blocked shots and 2 steals in only 17 minutes of action.
Dre Johnson scored 15 points and added 7 rebounds. Evan Rathke scored 14 with 5 assists and a pair of steals. Randy Howard had 9 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.
Shaun Fischer scored 8 with 7 rebounds. Javon Williams had 6 rebounds. Derrick Chaney scored 8 with 4 rebounds.
Miles Perkins added 5 rebounds for the Wildcats who posted a 61-44 rebounding advantage in the game.
All 13 Wildcats played well and each player managed to attempt shots in the game.
The next game is Wednesday, Feb. 1 at UW-Waukesha. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m.
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