GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's basketball team is officially 1-0 on the young 2016-17 season, after cruising to an 84-49 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Resch Center over Northland College. The Phoenix (1-0) was able to turn a five-point halftime lead into a 35-point victory after enjoying a 25-0 run early in the second half.
In his first career start at Green Bay, Trevor Anderson tallied 11 points and six assists, while Warren Jones added 12 points of his own on six made free throws and a couple of three-pointers. Jamar Hurdle led all scorers with 13 points and Khalil Small joined him in double figures with 10 points.
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KEY POINTS
- Green Bay...
- outscored Northland College 47-17 in the second half
- finished with 11 steals, right around its NCAA-best leading total from a year ago
- had all 12 players who played in the game score at least one point
- forced Northland into 25 turnovers
- registered 32 points in the paint and 34 points off of turnovers
- saw Anderson, Jones, Kameron Hankerson, David Jesperson and Kaharri Carter make their official Phoenix debut
- is now 7-0 all-time versus Northland
- will play eight of its next nine games on the road
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