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WHITEWATER, Wis. — Turnovers leading to prolonged scoreless periods plagued the Red Devils in their men's basketball 2007-08 season opener as Eureka lost to Wisconsin-Whitewater in the first round of the UW-Whitewater Tip-off Tournament 79-45. The Warhawks, ranked No. 25 in the NCAA Division III preseason poll, shot 55.8 percent and forced 26 Eureka turnovers.

Whitewater (1-0) tallied the first 10 points of the contest, but the Red Devils )0-1) clawed back to tie the game at 12-12 with seven points from Michael Zasada and five off the bench by James Kowalski.

But just as quickly, the Warhawks moved back ahead as EC went the next four minutes without a point. Zasada netted his second trey to trim the margin to 22-15 with under eight minutes left in the half. Whitewater used a fast 8-0 push late in the half to double the lead up to 16 before settling for a 38-24 halftime advantage.

Little went the Red Devils' way after intermission. Eureka shot 30.4 percent (7-23) from the field and even missed seven out of 10 free throws. Craig Black began the second half with a three-pointer to get Eureka within 11 only to see Whitewater sprint out to a 55-27 lead as EC did not score again for over seven minutes.

Zasada tied for game-high honors with 12 points and three steals, all coming in the first half. Kowalski finished with 10. Matt McComb had three points, four rebounds and two assists.

Matt Goodwin, Josh King and Billy Kolinske logged 12 points apiece for the Warhawks, who out-rebounded Eureka 35-20.

Eureka will square off with North Park University, which lost to Milwaukee School of Engineering in the first game of the tournament 69-63, in the consolation match. The tip-off is slated for 5:00 pm.

Press release submitted by Eureka on Nov 29 2007 at 02:50 AM

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