Badgers Defeat UW-Green Bay

By Barry The Bear | IdataSports.com Sports Staff Writer
barrythebear@webtv.net
Posted Sat Nov 30 20:47:30 2002

Game MVP: Freddie Owens 19 pts/ Kirk Penney 18 points

Wisconsin and UW-Green Bay met for the ninth time on Saturday afternoon at the brand new Resch Center, and when it was over, the Badgers won for the ninth time and improved to 4-0.

The Badgers opened up a 9-0 lead and kept UWGB scoreless for almost the first five minutes, before the Phoenix scored. Green Bay kept it close for the first half, despite committing 11 turnovers. Kevin Hughes tied the game at 11, and then Penney nailed a three for a 14-11 lead. But UWGB stormed back, and when Hughes nailed another three, followed by five points from Brandon Hanson, UWGB had its first lead at 21-20. The Badgers then answered with a 8-0 run making it 28-21, and eventually a 32-26 lead at the half.

Green Bay tried to stay close to Wisconsin in the second half. Initially, Wisconsin opened a 34-29 lead, and quickly turned it into a 42-34 advantage. The lead increased to 48-34, before Mike King hit a two for UGB. Brandon Hanson connected on consecutive threes to cut the deficit to 48-42. The Badgers took control from there. UWGB, had the deficit down to six at 50-44 and had the ball. Devin Harris stole the ball in front of the UWGB bench and went in for a lay-up and a 52-44 lead. From there, the Badgers rode their strength and free throw shots onto the 69-52 victory in front of 9705 fans. The most to ever attend a UWGB basketball game.

Wisconsin is now 4-0 overall. 2-0 against in-state schools. The Badgers go for the in-state sweep when they play at Marquette on December 14th.

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