GREEN BAY, Wis. – In the latest edition of the Battle of I-43, the Green Bay men's basketball team fell to Milwaukee 88-67. The Panther's Jamichael Stillwell was the difference Wednesday night, scoring a game-high 24 points to go with 19 rebounds.
Anthony Roy led the way for Green Bay, finishing with 20 points. Marcus Hall wasn't far behind him, finishing with 18 of his own to go with six rebounds and three assists. Isaiah Miranda also had some success off the bench, scoring a career-high 10 points in 21 minutes.
Milwaukee's rebounding and second-chance opportunities were key, with the Panthers outrebounding the Phoenix 46-22. Milwaukee finished with 26 second-chance points to Green Bay's four.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two teams traded baskets to start, with Green Bay taking an 11-9 lead after a Mac Wrecke dunk with 15:41 left in the first half. The Panthers responded with a 12-2 run that gave them an eight-point lead over the next two minutes. That ballooned to 13 after a pair of Erk Pratt free throws at 3:56 before the Phoenix cut the MKE lead to 46-38 going into halftime.
Green Bay briefly cut that lead to three at the start of the second half after a Preston Ruedinger three and Roy dunk, however, that was as close as they got. Over the next five minutes, the visitors ripped off a 26-6 run that broke the game open and gave them a 72-49 lead with 11:22 to go. The MKE lead stayed around 20 points until the final score of 88-67.
GAME NOTES
» Each team forced the other into 15 turnovers.
» Milwaukee outscored Green Bay 40-26 in the paint.
» There were six lead changes and two ties in Wednesday night's contest.
» Green Bay shot 43.4-percent from the floor and 29.2-percent from three.
» The Panthers finished shooting 49.3-percent and 41.4-percent from deep.
» Milwaukee had four players score in double figures, with Kentrell Pullian finishing with 18, Erik Pratt scoring 12, and AJ McKee chipping in 10.
COMING UP
The Phoenix will go back to nonconference play this Saturday when they travel to Santa Barbara, Calif. to take on UC Santa Barbara at 6 p.m. Following, GB will host Michigan Tech at the Resch Center on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m.
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