WAVERLY, Iowa – The St. Olaf College men's basketball team had five scorers in double figures in an 83-80 loss to UW-Whitewater on Saturday afternoon in the consolation game of the Buzz Levick Tournament at Levick Arena.

Junior Kobe Kirk, sophomore Jachin Mertes, senior Dashiel Walker, sophomore Chris Willis, and first year AJ Uhl all scored between 10 and 19 points for St. Olaf (1-3), which shot over 50.0 percent in both halves and finished at 54.9 percent (28-for-51) for the game. UW-Whitewater (2-1) had four double-digit scorers of its own and shot 56.9 percent (33-for-58) to claim the victory in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

After the tournament, Kirk was named to the five-member All-Tournament Team after averaging 21.0 points per game on 50.0 percent (15-for-30) shooting in St. Olaf's two games.

Kirk led St. Olaf with 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field and 6-for-8 shooting at the free-throw line. Coming off his first collegiate double-double the night before, Mertes matched his career high with 16 points while going 3-for-4 from three-point range and pulling down a team-high five rebounds. Walker was an efficient 5-for-7 from the field to score a career-high 14 points, Willis hit all five of his shots to add 12, and Uhl recorded 10 points.

Both teams shot over 58.0 percent in the opening half, as UW-Whitewater took a 47-39 lead at the break. The Oles led for most of the first four minutes before the Warhawks took control. UW-Whitewater used a 7-0 run to build a 24-16 lead with 12:26 to go in the half and opened up a double-digit advantage five minutes later. The Warhawks led by as many as 15 before Willis poured in four late points to trim St. Olaf's deficit to eight.

A three-pointer by Willis 4:36 into the second half brought the Oles within five at 57-52, but the Warhawks stretched their lead back to 12 four minutes later. UW-Whitewater maintained at least an eight-point lead until a jumper by Willis and a pair of free throws by Walker made it an 82-78 game with 1:16 to go.

After a turnover by the Warhawks, Walker found Kirk for a layup with 35 seconds to go to reduce the deficit to two. UW-Whitewater split a pair of free throws on its next possession before Kirk got a look at a three-pointer in the final seconds that would not go.

St. Olaf will continue non-conference play against UW-River Falls in the Oles' home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. at Bob Gelle Court.