GREEN BAY, Wis. - Marcus Hall notched a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Green Bay men's basketball team take down the Ripon Red Hawks 83-63 at home on Monday.
The Phoenix had four players score in double figures, led by Hall's 21 points and team-high 10 boards. Mac Wrecke added 13 points, and C.J. O'Hara chipped in with 11 points and two steals. Maruan Cicic added ten points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting effort from the floor in his first start with the Phoenix.
Green Bay shared the ball well in Monday's game, with 23 of the team's 29 field goals being assisted. Preston Ruedinger's seven assists led the Phoenix, followed by Hall's four. The Phoenix cashed in 52.7 percent of their 55 attempted shots.
Green Bay forced 13 Ripon turnovers while committing only nine themselves. The Phoenix turned those takeaways into 17 points on the other end of the floor.
Ripon was led by an 18-point, five-rebound performance from Jarton Davis. Kolby Williams and Kennan Rahn finished with 11 each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Phoenix started on a 4-0 run punctuated by a slam dunk from Maruan Cicic, before the Red Hawks exchanged blows with the Phoenix, with Ripon leading as late as 1:19 left in the first half. After falling behind 27-25, Green Bay went on a 5-0 run with 6:34 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Maruan Cicic, to take a 30-27 lead. The Phoenix then maintained that lead and entered halftime with a 38-35 advantage. Green Bay did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 28 of its 38 points close to the basket.
Following intermission, Green Bay widened the margin to 52-44 before going on an 8-0 run to grow the lead to 60-44 with 13:07 to go in the contest. The Phoenix kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 83-63 win.
GAME NOTES
» The Phoenix held the Red Hawks to 34.4-percent shooting from the field.
» Green Bay outscored Ripon 45-28 in the second half.
» Green Bay had a 41-35 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Phoenix tallied six blocks as a team.
» Green Bay's bench had 23 points to Ripon's 18.
» Green Bay had 48 points in the paint to Ripon's 12.
UP NEXT
Green Bay has a pair of games this week in the land of 10,000 lakes. On Thursday, they'll travel to St. Thomas at 7 p.m. CST, followed by Minnesota on Saturday at 8 p.m. CST.
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