STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The No. 24 UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team jumped out to a big early lead and never looked back en route to an 80-58 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Quandt Fieldhouse.
Dan Tillema scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Pointers (1-0). Tyler Tillema added 11 points for Stevens Point.
Davis DeWolfe paced Lawrence (0-1) with 19 points and seven rebounds in his debut with the Vikings. Chris Siebert added 15 points, and freshman Ryan DePouw chipped in with 14 points.
Stevens Point jumped out to a 12-2 lead, all on points by Dan and Tyler Tillema, in the first three minutes. Stevens Point would go on to lead by as many as 19 points in the first half and were up 39-21 at the break.
The Pointers went 16-for-26 (61.5 percent) from the floor in the first half. Lawrence was only 8-for-23 (34.8 percent) in the opening 20 minutes.
Stevens Point would build its lead to as many as 27 points, the last time at 64-37, with 6:56 left. Lawrence trimmed the lead to 64-47, but the Vikings got no closer.
Lawrence returns to action on Friday when it hosts Wisconsin Lutheran.