Men's Basketball Championship - Second-Round Previews

March 1, 2006

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Friday's (Mar. 3) second-round schedule
(at Milwaukee, Wis. - U.S. Cellular Arena)
#6 UIC vs. #3 UW-Green Bay, 5:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. CT
#5 Detroit vs. #4 Loyola, 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT

Saturday's (Mar. 4) semifinal schedule
(at Milwaukee, Wis. - U.S. Cellular Arena)
UIC/UW-Green Bay winner vs. #2 Butler, 4:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. CT
Detroit-Loyola winner vs. #1 UW-Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT

The higher remaining seed hosts the championship game, scheduled for Tuesday, Mar. 7, at 9 p.m. ET.

Second-Round Previews

(#6) UIC vs. (#3) UW-Green Bay

Regular Season: Series tied, 1-1
Jan. 11 (at Green Bay): UWGB 90-84 (OT)
Jan. 28 (at Chicago): UIC 81-68

-- The teams split two regular-season meetings, each winning at home.
-- Ryan Evanochko scored a season-high 30 points in the first meeting, hitting ten of 16 shots from the field with three tri-lighters. He managed only eight points in the re-match, however, hitting just three of 12 shots, although he did hand out nine assists.
-- Ryan Werch scored 17 points in Chicago, hitting five three-pointers. He also reached double figures in the first meeting, scoring 12 points off the bench. Mike Schachtner matched Werch's total in each game
.-- Justin Bowen led five Flame double-figure scorers in each game, pouring in 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting and grabbing ten boards at the Pavilion. He had 18 in the overtime loss.
-- Othyus Jeffers posted a double-double (12 pts., 10 rebs.) to go with seven assists before fouling out at the Resch Center. He grabbed 12 rebounds in the second meeting.
-- Danijel Zoric provided 17 points and nine rebounds off the bench in the first game, along with 12 points at the UIC Pavilion.
-- UIC rallied from a ten-point halftime deficit to force overtime at Green Bay but committed 19 turnovers to offset a 38-28 rebounding edge. UIC won the glass battle 40-32 and had only six turnovers in Chicago.

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Regular-Season Series Summary

Composite Statistics:
TeamFG3FGFTRebTO
UIC.487.364.70739.012.5
UWGB.431.354.74530.08.5

Key Players:

UIC
Justin Bowen15-26 FG, 22.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg.
Othyus Jeffers6-13 FG, 11.0 rpg.
Danijel Zoric10-21 FG, 14.5 ppg., 7.5 rpg.
Josh Mayo8-17 FG, 13.5 ppg.

UW-Green Bay
Ryan Evanochko13-28 FG, 19.0 ppg., 6.0 apg.
Ryan Werch9-18 FG, 7-15 3FG, 14.5 ppg.
Mike Schachtner11-20 FG, 5-7 3FG, 14.5 ppg.
Terry Evans7-14 FG, 8.0 ppg., 5.0 rpg.

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(#5) Detroit vs. (#4) Loyola

Regular Season: Series tied, 1-1
Jan. 5 (at Detroit): UDM 73-67
Jan. 28 (at Chicago): LU 68-63

-- The teams split two regular-season meetings, each winning at home.
-- Chuck Bailey led all scorers with a season-high 22 points plus ten rebounds in Detroit. He was seven-of-10 from the floor and eight-of-10 at the line while blocking four shots.
-- Jon Goode and Brandon Cotton added 15 and 14 points, respectively, the first time around, but Goode was limited to five points in the re-match. Cotton was the only Titan in double figures, scoring a game-high 21.
-- Detroit dominated the boards at Calihan Hall, outrebounding the Ramblers 35-22 to overcome 17 UDM turnovers in that game.
-- Majak Kou had nine points in the first game but posted 21 points, six rebounds and four steals at the Gentile Center. Kou hit seven of 13 shots including three three-pointers.
-- Blake Schilb scored a team-high 21 points at Detroit and added 17 in the re-match, hitting six of his nine shots from the floor.
-- Leon Young pulled down ten rebounds at Chicago, as LU closed the rebounding gap to 38-33.
-- Torvoris Baker had 11 rebounds in each game for the Titans.
-- Loyola averaged just 8.5 turnovers in the two games.

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Regular-Season Series Summary

Composite Statistics:
TeamFG3FGFTRebTO
UDM.481.421.82436.516.0
LU.413.345.80627.58.5

Key Players:

Detroit
Brandon Cotton12-29 FG, 4-7 3FG, 17.5 ppg.
Chuck Bailey10-17 FG, 15.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg.
Torvoris Baker10-14 FG, 11.5 ppg., 11.0 rpg.
Jon Goode7-17 FG, 3-7 3FG, 10.0 ppg.

Loyola
Blake Schilb14-21 FG, 4-11 3FG, 19.0 ppg.
Majak Kou11-21 FG, 15.0 ppg., 4.5 rpg.
Leon Young2-12 FG, 4.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg.
J.R. Blount14 pts., 6 rebs. (DNP 2nd gm.)