PLATTEVILLE - On the road, the Carthage College men's basketball team faced No. 2 Wisconsin-Platteville getting it to a seven-point game with under 1:30 left in regulation but the Pioneers pulled away to take the victory 85-72 on Wednesday night. 

• Final Score: No. 2 Wisconsin-Platteville 85 - Carthage 72
• Location: Platteville, Wisconsin - Bo Ryan Court, Williams Fieldhouse
• Records: Wisconsin-Platteville 2-1 Carthage 2-1

• AJ Johnson's free throws helped Carthage jump out to a 7-2 lead early in the first half.  
• Wisconsin-Platteville battled back to cut the deficit to one before a Riley Brooks layup extended Carthage's lead to three.  
• The Pioneers regained momentum and went up by five, but a Colton Sigel three-pointer and an AJ Johnson layup tied it at 17.  
• Back-to-back three-pointers from Wisconsin-Platteville helped the home team take a 33-24 margin with 5:39 remaining in the first half.  
• The Pioneers entered halftime with a 45-34 advantage.  
• In the second half, Griffin Daun's layup cut the Carthage deficit to four, and an AJ Williams jumper brought it within three shortly after.  
• Carthage kept the score within five until the Pioneers surged ahead, building a 13-point lead.  
• Late free throws by Riley Brooks and a three-pointer from AJ Johnson brought the game back to single digits twice, but Wisconsin-Platteville responded and sealed an 85-72 victory.

• Riley Brooks led the Firebirds with 18 points, his second consecutive game scoring 15 or more. 
• Ryan Johnson and AJ Johnson contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Griffin Daun chipped in 11 points and three rebounds.

"Tough one tonight against one of the best teams in the country. They're experienced with three fifth year players and one of the best players in the country in Logan Pearson. They are so physical and just wore us down as the game went on. Got in a little foul trouble with Ryan and Griffin which changed our matchups, but credit to Platteville for making the necessary plays when we made our run. We were much better in the 2nd half moving the basketball. Defensively, we have a lot we need to work on! 

Doesn't get any easier! We have a very difficult stretch that starts with going to an NCAA tournament team Anderson on the road on Saturday. Need to come back, learn from this one, and be ready to go this weekend!"

• Travels to Anderson (Ind.) on Saturday, November 23 starting at 1 p.m. EST.