(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS/LEARFIELD) GREEN BAY – It was a battle between a pair of in-state rivals at the Resch Center on Thursday, but the Green Bay men’s basketball team fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 96-77. Green Bay led early in the second half, but a strong finish from the visitors proved to be the difference.
The Phoenix had three players score in double figures, led by Marcus Hall, who had 19 points. Ne’quan Brown tacked on 13 points off the bench, and Ahmere Carson helped out with 11 points.
Wisconsin had five players reach double figures, led by a 21-point effort from Owen Foxwell, who also dished out six assists. Braedan Carrington was impactful off the bench for the Badgers, scoring 20 points in 17 minutes on 5-of-7 shooting.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Green Bay led for most of the first half, building up a 23-20 advantage before a 6-0 run built the Phoenix lead to 29-20 after a Carson and-one with 6:12 left in the half. GB extended that lead to 10 after a Mac Wrecke three a few minutes later, but the Badgers responded by outscoring the Phoenix 19-8 in the final four and a half minutes of the half to take a 43-42 lead into the break.
Green Bay jumped in the lead again early in the second half thanks to a LeBron Thomas and-one, but the Badgers would respond quickly. A 10-0 run following the Thomas bucket was the start of a second half where the visitors outscored GB 53-35 en route to the 96-77 win.
GAME NOTES
» Wisconsin shot 53.6-percent from the field, while GB shot 44.0-percent.
» The Phoenix shared the ball well, recording an assist on 64 percent of made field goals.
» Wisconsin’s bench scored 36 points to GB’s 27.
» Green Bay got a team-high five rebounds from Isaiah Sutherland.
» Wisconsin won the turnover battle, forcing 13 for GB while committing just five of their own.
» Green Bay went 24-for-30 from the free throw line while the Badgers went 28-for-47.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix will be right back to exhibition action on Monday when they host the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Resch Center at 6:30 p.m.
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