Trevor Hass (New London, WI/New London/Augustana (SD)) set the pace early by hitting a 3-pointer in each of the Pointers' first three possessions of the game.
UWSP (21-4, 14-2 WIAC) held the Blugolds to just 11 points through the first 17:47 of the first half as the Pointers took a 37-18 lead into halftime.
Clayton Heuer (Wisconsin Rapids, WI/Lincoln/UW-Green Bay) scored in the paint 5:30 into the second half to give UWSP a 47-26 lead, and a jumper by Alex Richard (Spring Green, WI/River Valley) three minutes later pushed the advantage to 56-26.
The UWSP lead never dipped below 30 points for the remainder of the game.
Hass led all scorers with 15 points, 11 of which came in the first half.
Richard scored 13 points and added eight rebounds while Heuer scored eight points to go along with nine boards.
Lewis Mau led Eau Claire (10-15, 4-12 WIAC) with nine points.
The Pointer defense held the Blugolds to just 23.4 percent shooting from the floor and forced 14 turnovers.
Offensively, UWSP shot 50.9 percent from the floor and committed only six turnovers.
The Pointers earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the WIAC tournament. UWSP will host a semifinal matchup on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.
