Two Horizon League Men's Basketball Games To Air on FSN this Week
Feb. 15, 2005
This week's Fox Sports Net Horizon League Men's Basketball Game of the Week television schedule features a pair of midweek games. Butler will play at League-leading UW-Milwaukee this Wednesday, Feb. 16, and Loyola will face crosstown rival UIC Thursday, Feb. 17, at the UIC Pavilion. Tip-off for both games is 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT).
The Butler-UWM game will air live Wednesday on FSN North and FSN Chicago and on tape-delay at 10 p.m. ET on FSN Midwest following the Indiana Pacers postgame show. The Loyola-UIC tilt will be broadcast live Thursday on FSN Chicago and FSN North.
With one more Horizon League win, UW-Milwaukee (19-5, 12-2) can clinch its second consecutive outright regular-season championship as well as its third straight 20-win season. The Panthers have won 12 of their last 13 games behind the play of senior guard Ed McCants (17.0 ppg) and junior forward Joah Tucker (14.6), the League's top scoring teammates. Butler is the League's top three-point shooting team with 8.39 per game at a 36 percent clip. The Bulldogs are led by the quartet of junior forward Brandon Polk (12.0 ppg) and guards A.J. Graves (10.9), Bruce Horan (10.1) and Avery Sheets (10.0).
UIC (12-11, 7-6) is coming off a 78-66 loss to UW-Green Bay Monday but remains in third place, one game ahead of three other teams. The Flames are led by Preseason Player of the Year Cedrick Banks, who ranks third in the League with 16.5 points per game, and senior forward Armond Williams (10.3 ppg). Loyola (8-16, 6-8), which defeated Green Bay 80-64 last Saturday in its most recent game, is paced by the high-scoring duo of sophomore forward Blake Schilb (16.5 ppg) and senior guard DaJuan Gouard (14.4), the reigning Horizon League Player of the Week. The Ramblers are looking for their first back-to-back wins of the season.
For both games, Eric Collins will call the play-by-play with color commentary by Dave Kaplan. Chris Boden will handle sideline duties.
Remaining 2005 Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Games on FSN
DateGameTime (ET)Airing on [live unless indicated]Wednesday, Feb. 16Butler at UW-Milwaukee (men)8 p.m.FSN North, FSN Chicago [live], FSN Midwest [Delay at 10 p.m.]Thursday, Feb. 17Loyola at UIC (men)8 p.m.FSN Chicago, FSN North [live]Thursday, Feb. 24UW-Milwaukee at UW-Green Bay (women)8 p.m.FSN North [live]Saturday, Feb. 26UIC at Butler (men)12 p.m.FSN Chicago, FSN Midwest [live], FSN North [Delay TBA]
