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Green Bay’s season ends in CBI

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The Green Bay Phoenix ran into some hot second half shooting on Wednesday night, falling to UMKC 92-82 in the First Round of the CBI in Kansas City.

The Phoenix saw their season come to an end at 18-14.

The Kangaroos (18-16) made their last seven field goals in the game and scored 52 second-half points, including 7-for-11 from three-point range in the second half.  LaVell Boyd scored 28 points and Kyle Steward added 20 for UMKC.

Kerem Kanter scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed six rebounds, hitting eight of his nine field goal attempts.  Green Bay shot 47-percent from the field but went just 4-for-21 from three-point range.

Green Bay blows opportunity, eliminated in Horizon League quarterfinals

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The Horizon League Tournament has seen a number of upsets early, with the top two seeds (Oakland & Valparaiso) being knocked out of the tournament.

That meant the third-seeded Green Bay Phoenix became the favorite, only to fall victim to the upset themselves.  The Phoenix lost to 6th-seeded UIC 79-70 at Joe Louis Arena, sending the Flames into the semifinals against 10th seeded Milwaukee.

UIC was up 51-50 in the second half before going on a 19-2 run to take a 70-53 lead with 3:53 left to play. [Read more…]

Green Bay stays in hunt for HL Tournament’s 2-seed, Milwaukee falls

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Phoenix guard Warren Jones – Photo courtesy of Green Bay Phoenix Athletics

The Green Bay Phoenix scored 56 points in the second half on Tuesday night, knocking off UIC 87-79 to move into sole possession of  third place in the Horizon League.

The Phoenix (17-11, 11-5 HL) used a 15-0 run late in the second half to put the Flames (14-15, 7-9 HL) away.

The win sets up a key matchup on Friday night against Oakland as both teams battle for the two-seed in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament.

Green Bay is 11-5, while Oakland is 12-4 after their win over Youngstown State.  Valparaiso is in control of the No. 1 seed, which means the winner between Green Bay and Oakland will gain a strong hold for the number-two seed. [Read more…]

Phoenix steal a victory over St. Mary’s

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Kerem Kanter scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, recording his first career double-double in his first career start, leading the Green Bay Phoenix (6-6) to a 108-59 win over Saint Mary’s (Minn) on Thursday night at the Resch Center.

Kanter has now scored in double-figures in five-straight games, averaging over 18 points per game during the stretch.

Tevin Findlay registered nine steals, setting the new program record.  He broke the previous high set by Jordan Fouse (8) in 2013.  As a team, the Phoenix recorded 22 steals, which tied a program record.

Findlay added eight points, eight rebounds and dished out seven assists.

The 108 points scored are the most by Green Bay this season and the most since it put up 115 against Detroit Mercy last season.  The Phoenix shot a season-best 55.4 percent (41-74) from the field and recorded the second most 3’s with nine in the game.

Jamar Hurdle led the Phoenix in scoring with 21 points and added eight rebounds.