(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) GREEN BAY – Justin Allen scored 22 points to lead the Green Bay men’s basketball team over Youngstown State 85-63 on Senior Day at home on Saturday afternoon.
The Phoenix (17-14, 12-8) had four players score in double figures, led by Allen, who had four assists and three rebounds to go with his 22. Preston Ruedinger tacked on 18 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists, and C.J. O’Hara chipped in as well with 16 points and seven rebounds. Caden Wilkins was the final Phoenix in double figures, finishing with 10 points and six boards.
Green Bay outrebounded Youngstown State 40-24 in Saturday’s game, led by Ruedinger’s eight boards. The Phoenix defense also held YSU to 40.0-percent shooting from the field, but more importantly, 28.6-percent from beyond the arc.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Green Bay started out hot, jumping out to a 12-6 lead with 13:57 left in the first half after an O’Hara layup. The Phoenix led by as many as 12 points in the first half and led by 11 points in the final seconds of the first half before Cam Polak hit a three-pointer with three seconds to cut the Phoenix lead to 36-28 going into halftime. Green Bay scored 32 of its 36 points in the paint in the first half.
Following intermission, Green Bay maintained its lead at 52-42, before going on an 11-2 run capped off by a Vukasin Todorovic layup to give itself a 63-44 lead with 10:28 to go. The Phoenix maintained that lead and even went up by as many as 25 points in the second half, rolling to the 85-63 win.
GAME NOTES
» After taking the lead at 4-2, GB never trailed again.
» Green Bay tallied 16 assists to YSU’s 13.
» Green Bay turned the ball over six times while the Penguins only turned it over three times.
» GB shot 59.6-percent from the field, the second-highest mark for the team this year.
ON THE HORIZON
Green Bay is locked into the Horizon League No. 5 seed and will await the result of Northern Kentucky vs. Wright State tonight to see who they will host on Tuesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. CST. With an NKU win, the Phoenix would host the Norse. With an NKU loss, the Phoenix would host PFW.
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