WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY 70, BUTLER 63

Official Basketball Box Score UW-Green Bay vs Butler 12/22/03 7:00 pm at Indianapolis, Ind. (Hinkle Fieldhouse) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: UW-Green Bay (5-4)(1-0) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 Koenig, Tyler....... f 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 41 Lawrence, Josh...... f 1-2 0-1 3-4 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 3 0 20 03 Rohde, Matt......... g 2-6 1-5 5-6 0 0 0 1 10 3 1 0 0 33 12 Parker, Terry....... g 5-10 1-1 1-2 1 1 2 2 12 3 2 1 0 25 31 Morris, Brandon..... g 4-8 3-5 3-4 0 2 2 2 14 3 0 0 0 34 01 Evanochko, Ryan..... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 Mendiburu, Javier... 3-4 1-2 1-4 1 3 4 4 8 2 4 0 1 24 44 Hughes, Kevin....... 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 17 54 King, Mike.......... 4-7 3-4 4-4 2 3 5 2 15 1 1 0 0 25 TEAM................ 4 1 5 Totals.............. 22-43 9-19 17-24 10 15 25 15 70 14 9 4 1 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd Half: 13-17 76.5% Game: 51.2% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd Half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 47.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 14-18 77.8% Game: 70.8% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Butler (4-5)(0-1) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 22 Monserez, Mike...... f 5-13 0-3 7-7 2 2 4 5 17 5 3 0 2 34 34 James, Jeff......... f 2-3 0-0 5-6 2 4 6 2 9 0 0 3 0 27 24 Ligon, Brian........ c 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 03 Horan, Bruce........ g 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 2 9 0 1 0 1 27 21 Sheets, Avery....... g 4-9 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 8 1 1 0 0 36 10 Parker, James....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 Gardner, Nick....... 1-1 0-0 2-3 2 1 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 11 31 Grunst, Andy........ 2-4 0-1 1-2 2 0 2 2 5 0 2 0 1 14 35 Smalligan, Jamie.... 3-5 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 20 44 Brooks, Nick........ 2-5 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 0 3 0 1 23 TEAM................ 4 4 Totals.............. 22-49 4-16 15-18 14 15 29 19 63 7 11 4 5 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-21 42.9% 2nd Half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 44.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 1-10 10.0% Game: 25.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 83.3% 1,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Gerald Boudreaux, Rick Hartzell, Steve Olson Technical fouls: UW-Green Bay-None. Butler-None. Attendance: 4524 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UW-Green Bay.................. 24 46 - 70 Butler........................ 25 38 - 63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS
The Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix shot a blistering 77% in the second half en route to a 70-63 win over the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the Horizon League opener for both teams. The Phoenix built a 16-11 lead to start the game, but the Bulldogs responded with a 9-0 run to jump ahead 20-16. Butler led by six at 25-19 before UWGB closed the half on a 5-0 run to make it 25-24 at halftime. The two teams traded the lead several times to open the second frame, with neither squad leading by more than three points. It was tied at 46 when a Javier Mendiburu three-pointer with 7:02 remaining gave the Phoenix a lead it would not relinquish. It was 53-50 when UWGB's Mike King nailed a three-pointer coming out of the 4:00 media timeout to make it 56-50. It soon became 60-50 as UWGB began to pull away, and the Phoenix sank 10-of-14 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory, 70-63.
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Mike Monserez. Mike was the only Bulldog to reach double figures tonight, finishing with 17 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. He was also 7-of-7 at the foul line.
Jeff James had another solid performance, finishing with nine points, six rebounds, and three blocks. Bruce Horan had three first half three-pointers for nine points. Avery Sheets added eight points. Jamie Smalligan broke out of his shooting slump to finish with seven points and two rebounds. Andy Grunst added five points and two rebounds. Nick Brooks had four points and four rebounds, and Nick Gardner added four points and three boards. UWGB was led by King's 15 points off the bench.
The Indiana State game felt like a step forward, and this certainly feels like just as big of a step backward. Butler's offense actually had its best shooting performance in quite some time (45%), although with only seven assists on 22 baskets, there is still plenty of room for improvement (Green Bay had 14 assists on their 22 made field goals.) UWGB's second half shooting performance was phenomenal, as the Phoenix missed just one two-point basket in eight attempts to go along with 6-of-9 from long range. Butler's help defense that was so solid against ISU Saturday seemed to vanish tonight, and the Phoenix players knocked down their open looks. With a four-game road trip looming after Christmas, the Bulldogs need to get the ship righted in a hurry to avoid digging a big hole to start Horizon League play.

The Bulldogs take a quick break from HL opposition before hitting the road for three straight conference games. Butler travels to Saint Louis to face the Billikens. Game time is Saturday, December 27, at 8:00 p.m. EST.

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