GREEN BAY, Wis. – Noah Reynolds dropped his third 30+ point performance of the season to lead the Green Bay men's basketball team to a 79-71 win over Cleveland State on Sunday. The Phoenix used a 12-0 run down the stretch to move to 11-8 on the year. GB is tied at the top of the Horizon League standings with Oakland with a 6-2 conference record.
There were some other big performers for Green Bay, including a career-high 15 points from Foster Wonders and a second-consecutive double-double from Elijah Jones. Jones finished the afternoon with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Cleveland State had some success inside, but the Green Bay defense did a good job limiting the Vikings from deep, allowing them to shoot just 4-for-20 (20.0 percent) from deep. Tristan Enaruna led the visitors with 22 points and six rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Cleveland State led early, but the Phoenix responded with a 5-0 run after a made three from Wonders to take a 14-12 lead. GB led for the remainder of the half and entered the locker room with a 38-35 advantage. Green Bay relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down seven threes in the half.
Cleveland State continued to attack the paint and eventually built a 64-60 lead with just under five minutes to go. However, that's when the Phoenix came alive and ripped off a 12-0 run over the next four minutes to take a commanding 72-64 lead. GB hit five of six free throws down the stretch and secured the win, 79-71.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay has won six of its last seven.
» GB has a share of first place in the Horizon League for the first time since the 2016-17.
» Green Bay found success from beyond the arc, knocking down 12 out of 34 three point attempts.
» Reynolds, Wonders, and Jones combined to account for 76 percent of the Phoenix points.
» Green Bay outrebounded the Vikings 37-29.
» The Green Bay bench made an impact by scoring 24 points to its scoring output.
» Green Bay had a 37-29 edge on the boards in the win.
» The GB bench outscored CSU's bench 24-4.
» Reynolds is the lone Horizon League player to score 30+ points three times this season.
COMING UP
GB will hit the road next weekend for a pair of tough games at Wright State and Northern Kentucky. They'll take on the Raiders Thursday at 6 p.m. before squaring off with NKU on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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