MILWAUKEE, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Sandy Cohen III scored a season-high 28 points and Green Bay scored 53 points in the second half to knock off in-state rival Milwaukee 92-82 on Saturday night at the UWM Panther Arena. Green Bay (7-7, 1-0 HL) is now 1-0 in Horizon League play for the sixth-straight season, and has also beaten Milwaukee (5-9, 0-1 HL) in six of the last seven meetings. 

Cohen scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half, closing out the first half with a buzzer beating 3-pointer. Cohen was one of four Phoenix players to finish in double-figures, joining JayQuan McCloud (15 points), Kameron Hankerson (14 points) and ShanQuan Hemphill (11 points). 

Green Bay will play its next two league games at home, welcoming Youngstown State (Jan. 3) and Cleveland State (Jan. 5) to the Resch Center for a Star Wars themed weekend. The first 750 fans will receive a Star Wars Glow Cup at Thursday's game, while the first 500 fans can snag a Star Wars Lightsaber at Saturday's game. 

QUICK HITS

• GB fell behind 14-2 to start the game
• The Phoenix shot 55 percent in the second half and made 6 of 12 3-pointers
• Cohen has now scored 20 or more points in three out of his last four games
• Green Bay has now won six-straight Horizon League regular season openers
  • Green Bay has also won six out of the last seven against Milwaukee
• Hankerson has now scored 11 or more points in three-straight games off the bench
• GB went on an 11-1 run from the 8 minute mark to the 5 minute mark in the second half
• McCloud has scored 11 or more points in three-straight games
• The 8 turnovers by Milwaukee are a season-low forced by the Phoenix
• GB finished 27-33 from the free throw line
• GB led for the final 11:17 of the game
• Milwaukee had 5 players in double-figures
• GB has now won three-straight Horizon League road games, dating back to last season
• Cody Schwartz made his first start since Nov. 11 at Iowa, scoring 9 points and grabbing 7 rebounds

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