UW-Green Takes Sole Possession of First Place in Men's Basketball Standings
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January 9, 2005
Butler's Brandon Polk scored 17 points, and the Bulldogs led UW-Green Bay 23-21 at the half, but the Phoenix went on a 5-0 scoring run midway through the second half to tie the game and then take the lead for good.
The Bulldogs (5-7, 0-2 Horizon League) shot 30.2 percent (16 of 53) from the field. It was Butler's worst shooting performance since a 43-36 win over LaSalle in the 1999 Cable Car Classic when the Bulldogs shot 28.1 percent (16 of 57).
In the final six minutes of the game, UW-Green Bay (10-3, 3-0) outscored Butler 13-0. The Phoenix shot 39.6 percent (19 for 48).
Wright State 63, Detroit 57
DAYTON (AP)-Zakee Boyd scored 19 points, including three three-pointers early in the second half that extended a two-point halftime lead, to pace Wright State to a 63-57 victory over Detroit on Saturday.
DaShaun Wood added 12 for the Raiders (8-7, 3-1 Horizon League), and Drew Burleson and Zach Williams had 10 apiece.
Brandon Cotton had 13 for Detroit (5-8, 2-1), and Torvoris Baker and James Thues each had 11.
Wright State shot 57 percent from the field in the first half while taking a 30-28 lead at halftime, and shot 52 percent overall.
The Raiders grabbed 33 rebounds, 12 more than Detroit, and were 14-of-22 at the line. Wright State committed only 11 fouls, and Detroit converted four of eight free throws.
Cleveland State 78, Youngstown State 62
CLEVELAND (AP)-Omari Westley scored 20, and Raheem Moss added 16 points and keyed a decisive second-half run in Cleveland State's 78-62 win over Youngstown State Saturday night that ended the Vikings' 23-game regular-season Horizon League losing streak dating to the 2002-03 season.
Moss hit a layup and a 3-pointer on back-to-back Viking possessions to start a 15-4 run that gave Cleveland State (4-7, 1-2 Horizon League) a 56-46 lead with 12:09 to play in the game. The Vikings maintained a lead of at least eight points for the rest of the game.
Brian Radakovich led Youngstown State (3-11, 1-4) with 14 points, while Derrick Harris had 13 points and Quin Humphrey scored 12.
Justin Henderson and Mike Redell each scored 10 for the Vikings, with Redell also dishing out six assists.
The Vikings also shot 51 percent from the floor, while holding the Penguins to 36 percent shooting.
UW-Milwaukee 73, Loyola 56
MILWAUKEE-Ed McCants scored 24 points and UW-Milwaukee forced 24 turnovers in claiming a 73-56 win over Loyola Saturday night.
UWM's defense also limited the Ramblers to just 38 percent shooting from the field as the Panthers pulled away in the second half.
The win gave UWM head coach Bruce Pearl his 300th career win, making him the second-fastest among active coaches to reach that milestone.
Blake Schilb led the Ramblers (3-11, 1-3 Horizon) with 22 points, while Majak Kou added 13 off the bench.
The Ramblers had trimmed a 15-point first-half deficit to four early in the second half before the Panthers launched a surge to help regain control of the game. The lead hit 47-35 on a McCants three and grew to 59-40 on a layin by Jason McCoy. Loyola would get no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
UIC 57, Pennsylvania 47
CHICAGO (AP)-Cedrick Banks had 18 points Saturday and Elliott Poole added 14 as UIC beat Penn 57-47.
Banks, who shot 50 percent from the field, also had four assists and four rebounds for the Flames (7-7).
Penn outrebounded UIC 42-29 and was leading by two points at the half, but the Flames pulled away in the final nine minutes of play. UIC outscored the Quakers 35-23 in the second half.
Rocky Collum also produced for UIC, scoring 12 points with five assists and three steals.
Tim Begley had 11 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Quakers (4-6), while Jan Fikiel scored 10.
UIC converted 22 Penn turnovers for 18 points.
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Jan. 9, 2005
The first full week of the Horizon League play concluded Saturday the same way it began with wild games that showed just how competitive the season will be. UW-Green Bay, which beat Butler 57-50, is the only undefeated team in League play after Wright State downed Detroit 63-57 in the Fox Sports Net Horizon League Game of the Week. In other Horizon League games, Cleveland State ended a 23-game League regular-season winning streak with a 78-62 victory over Youngstown State, and UW-Milwaukee gave head coach Bruce Pearl his 300th career win by taking care of Loyola 73-56. In the lone non-League contest, UIC posted a quality win over Pennsylvania 57-47.
UW-Green Bay 57, Butler 50
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Benito Flores scored 15 points and had nine rebounds to lead UW-Green Bay to a 57-50 victory over Butler on Saturday as the Bulldogs turned in their worst shooting performance in a half decade.
Wright State 63, Detroit 57
DAYTON (AP)-Zakee Boyd scored 19 points, including three three-pointers early in the second half that extended a two-point halftime lead, to pace Wright State to a 63-57 victory over Detroit on Saturday.
Cleveland State 78, Youngstown State 62
CLEVELAND (AP)-Omari Westley scored 20, and Raheem Moss added 16 points and keyed a decisive second-half run in Cleveland State's 78-62 win over Youngstown State Saturday night that ended the Vikings' 23-game regular-season Horizon League losing streak dating to the 2002-03 season.
UW-Milwaukee 73, Loyola 56
MILWAUKEE-Ed McCants scored 24 points and UW-Milwaukee forced 24 turnovers in claiming a 73-56 win over Loyola Saturday night.
UWM's defense also limited the Ramblers to just 38 percent shooting from the field as the Panthers pulled away in the second half.
The win gave UWM head coach Bruce Pearl his 300th career win, making him the second-fastest among active coaches to reach that milestone.
Blake Schilb led the Ramblers (3-11, 1-3 Horizon) with 22 points, while Majak Kou added 13 off the bench.
The Ramblers had trimmed a 15-point first-half deficit to four early in the second half before the Panthers launched a surge to help regain control of the game. The lead hit 47-35 on a McCants three and grew to 59-40 on a layin by Jason McCoy. Loyola would get no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.
UIC 57, Pennsylvania 47
CHICAGO (AP)-Cedrick Banks had 18 points Saturday and Elliott Poole added 14 as UIC beat Penn 57-47.
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