Men's Basketball Championship - Semifinal Preview

March 4, 2006

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Semifinal Previews

(#3) UW-Green Bay vs. (#2) Butler

Regular Season: Butler won both meetings
Feb. 2 (at Indianapolis): BU 72-66 (OT)
Feb. 13 (at Green Bay): BU 63-57

-- Brandon Polk led all scorers in the first meeting with 22 points, along with three assists and three blocks. Bruce Horan and A.J. Graves each added 19 for the Bulldogs.
-- Polk came back with 26 points and four blocks in the re-match, hitting 11 of 16 shots.
-- Horan canned six three-pointers at Hinkle Fieldhouse but was held to seven on two-of-seven shooting in the Resch Center.
-- Brandon Crone registered 12 points plus seven rebounds in the second meeting. He hit three three-pointers in that contest.
-- Butler committed only four turnovers in Green Bay, matching a season-low.
-- BU's reserves scored a total of two points in the two games (Brian Ligon had a field goal in the second game).
-- Ryan Tillema paced the Phoenix with 20 points in the first game---hitting four three-pointers among eight-for-13 shooting---but managed only seven points in the re-match.
-- Ryan Evanochko tallied 15 points in each game, handing out a total of 11 assists in the two contests. Mike Schachtner collected 12 points and nine rebounds in the second meeting.
-- Josh Lawrence had a team-best 16 points in Green Bay, with six-of-nine shooting including four triples.

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Regular-Season Series Summary

Composite Statistics:
TeamFG3FGFTRebTO
UWGB.439.410.65035.512.5
BU.415.293.76926.56.0

Key Players:

UW-Green Bay
Ryan Evanochko11-27 FG, 15.0 ppg., 5.5 apg.
Ryan Tillema10-20 FG, 5-11 3FG, 13.5 ppg.
Josh Lawrence8-15 FG, 6-9 3FG, 11.0 ppg.
Mike Schachtner6-18 FG, 11.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg.

Butler
Brandon Polk18-31 FG, 24.0 ppg., 3.5 bpg.
Bruce Horan8-20 3FG, 13.0 ppg.
A.J. Graves10-25 FG, 16.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg.
Avery Sheets3-13 FG, 4.5 ppg., 2.5 apg.

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(#4) Loyola vs. (#1) UW-Milwaukee

Regular Season: UW-Milwaukee won both games
Jan. 11 (at Milwaukee): UWM 78-75
Jan. 30 (at Chicago): UWM 68-57

-- UW-Milwaukee won the first game behind 20 points from Joah Tucker and 17 from Boo Davis. The Panthers were outrebounded 36-29 but committed a season-low seven turnovers.
-- Adrian Tigert posted 21 points and 12 rebounds in the re-match to lead four Panthers in double figures. Tigert was eight-of-12 from the floor and handed out four assists.
-- Chris Hill (14 points), Tucker (13) and Davis (11) also hit twin figures, and UW-Milwaukee outrebounded the Ramblers 37-23.
-- Blake Schilb led all scorers with 24 in the first meeting and added 20 more in the Gentile Center.
-- Majak Kou was held to five and four points in the two games. Leon Young scored five at U.S. Cellular Arena but came back with 11 points and six boards in Chicago.
-- J.R. Blount scored 18 points in Milwaukee, hitting seven of his 11 shots. He missed the second game due to injury.
-- Chris Logan scored 13 points on five-of-six shooting and grabbed five rebounds in the first contest.
-- UW-Milwaukee attempted 33 free throws at home, hitting 22 in the three-point win. The Panthers also were 10-of-18 from the tri-light zone.

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Regular-Season Series Summary

Composite Statistics:
FG3FGFTRebTO
LU.471.346.83329.511.5
UWM.454.500.64633.010.0

Key Players:

Loyola
Blake Schilb15-30 FG, 22.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg.
Leon Young6-14 FG, 8.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg.
Chris Logan9-15 FG, 11.5 ppg., 3.0 rpg.
J.R. Blount18 pts., 4 reb. (DNP 2nd gm.)

UW-Milwaukee
Joah Tucker13-26 FG, 16.5 ppg., 3.0 rpg.
Adrian Tigert10-18 FG, 15.0 ppg., 8.0 rpg.
Boo Davis6-21 FG,4-11 3FG, 14.0 ppg.
Chris Hill8-12 FG, 11.5 ppg., 4.5 rpg.