Too little, too late: UWM can’t dig out of early hole, falls to Robert Morris

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UW-Milwaukee forward Jamichael Stillwell (3) goes to the basket against Wofford guard Corey Tripp (10) in the first half of a Cream City Challenge game Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

UW-Milwaukee just can’t seem to gain any traction in Horizon League play.

Installed as 7.5-point favorites entering their Sunday afternoon matchup with Robert Morris, the Panthers instead stumbled and dropped a highly disappointing 81-79 decision at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

Alarming carelessness with the basketball resulted in 19 turnovers – their most since giving the ball away 22 times on Dec. 15. The Colonials cashed those giveaways in for 30 points while also hanging close on the glass, nullifying what has typically been the Panthers’ biggest advantage over most teams they’ve faced.

UWM (13-7, 6-3) did make a couple second-half charges but never was able to regain the lead and as a result had its 12-game home winning streak dating to last season snapped.

BOX SCORE: Robert Morris 81, UWM 79

“Give Robert Morris a ton of credit – they were the tougher, more physical, more prepared, better-coached team today,” said Panthers coach Bart Lundy, whose team lost despite a 50.9% shooting day and a career-high 26 points from Jamichael Stillwell. “They’ve got multiple weapons that present a real challenge. I didn’t think that we had our usual edge.

“Now, if you’re going to have a chance to win the league, you’ve got to make up a home loss with a road win, and in this league, that doesn’t happen a lot. But, congrats to Robert Morris. They deserved to win today. They were the better team.”

UWM trailed, 43-36, at intermission after Robert Morris (13-7, 5-4) knocked down 7 of 15 three-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws. The Panthers, meanwhile, hit only 2 of 8 from beyond the arc and 2 of 3 free throws.

Then, after hitting two of their first three shots out of the locker room, they committed turnovers on six consecutive possessions in falling behind,…

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Author : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Publish date : 2025-01-20 00:39:00

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