GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Green Bay will enter Motor City Madness locked into the No. 4 seed, after falling 86-82 to league-champion Northern Kentucky in the regular season finale at the Resch Center on Saturday afternoon. Senior Sandy Cohen III was honored before the game, and finished with a team-high 25 points after playing all 40 minutes.

The Phoenix (16-15, 10-8 HL) would have moved up to the 3rd-seed with a win, but will still get the benefit of playing a home game in the Quarterfinals. GB will now face No. 5 seed UIC after the Flames won at Detroit Mercy and Oakland defeated IUPUI. GB swept UIC in the two meetings during the regular season, and used a 19-point comeback in Chicago to steal the win on Feb. 22. GB won 90-85 at home on Jan. 19. 

GB and NKU (23-8, 13-5 HL) entered the half tied at 41-41, but the Norse shot 56.7 percent (17-30) in the second half and 7-for-16 from 3-point range. GB finished just 9-for-27 from 3-point, including a 3-for-15 effort in the second half alone.

To purchase tickets ($15) to the Quarterfinal game on Tuesday (March 5) night against UIC, click here or call 920-465-2625. Fans can also visit the Resch Center or Kress Center box offices. 

For more information on Motor City Madness and updated Tournament bracket, click here.

QUICK HITS

• Cohen has now scored 20 or more points in 4 of his last 5 games
• This is the 3rd time in 4 seasons under head coach Linc Darner that GB finished in the top 4 and won 10 or more league games
• NKU led by as many as 15 points in the first half, and GB led by as many as 4 points
• JayQuan McCloud finished with 20 points, his eighth game this season with 20 or more
• NKU had 26 second-chance points, while GB had just 2
• NKU has now won five-straight games in the all-time series
• ShanQuan Hemphill finished with 10 points, his ninth-straight game in double-figures
• Jalen Tate led NKU with 30 points
• McCloud hit 5 of his 8 3-point attempts
• It's just the second time all year GB lost at the Resch Center

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