Feb. 6, 2008

Game Notes in PDF Format

Green Bay (12-9, 6-5) vs. Valparaiso (14-8, 5-5)
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 • 7:05 p.m. CT
Resch Center • Green Bay, Wis.

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Television: MYNEW32
Ted Stefaniak (play-by-play) and Dean Leisgang (analyst) will describe the action.

Videostreaming: www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv
Available free of charge

Radio: SportsRadio 107.5 & 1400 The Fan
Chris Roth (play-by-play) and Bill Rabeor (analyst) will call the game on the Phoenix Sports Radio Network. The broadcast is also available online at uwgbathletics.com through Stretch Internet.

WHAT TO KNOW
All Time Against Valparaiso
• Green Bay owns a 19-13 all-time record against the Crusaders in a series that began in 1982.
• The two schools were rivals in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities from 1982-90 and in the Mid-Continent Conference from 1991-94.
• The Phoenix is 12-3 against the Crusaders in Titletown.
• Prior to this season, the two teams had not met since Dec. 22, 1998, a 77-50 Green Bay home win.
• Green Bay has won eight of the last 11, 11 of the last 15 and 15 of the past 21 contests.

The Earlier Meeting With Valparaiso
• Valparaiso scored 16 of the final 20 points to pull away in the waning moments of a see-saw battle. The final score was 82-73.
• Green Bay had a 69-66 lead with 4:30 left to play before the Crusaders went on a 9-0 run.
• Mike Schachtner finished with a season-high 34 points, two shy of his career best. It was his third career 30-point game.
• Schachtner ended the game 12 for 17 from the floor, including 7-of-7 from 3-point range. It ranks as the all-time best 3-point percentage game in school history, and tied for the third-most made.
• Valparaiso committed just five turnovers on the evening, while Green Bay had 14.
• It was the first time during the season that the Phoenix lost when holding a halftime lead.

Three in Five
• Green Bay begins a brutal stretch in its schedule Thursday, as the team will play three games in a five-day span.
• The three foes--Valparaiso (14-8), Butler (20-2) and Cleveland State(14-9)--own a combined record of 48-19 (.716).
• This is the first time since the opening three games of the year (Nov. 9-13) that Green Bay has played three games in five days.

Coming to Our Defense
• Green Bay has clamped down defensively in league games, limiting opponents to 39.8 percent shooting (243-for-610) and just 64.0 points per game.
• The teams have made just 77 of 241 3-point attempts, which is 32.0 percent.
• In Horizon League games, the Phoenix ranks first in defensive field goal percentage and fourth in scoring defense.
• In its five league home games, Green Bay has allowed just 54.8 points per game.
• The five home opponents have combined to shoot just 34.9 percent from the field (98-for-281).

Toeing the Line
• The team that has attempted more free throws has won 19 of Green Bay's 21 games this season.
• The Phoenix is 10-0 when getting to the charity stripe more than its opponent and 2-9 when its opponent attempts more free throws.

On a Roll
• Green Bay has won three of its last four games.
• The Phoenix has allowed just 60.8 points per game over that time.

Close Encounters of the Eighth Kind
• Each of Green Bay's past eight games has been determined by fewer than 10 points.
• Green Bay is 7-2 this season in games decided by eight points or less.
• The only losses are to Milwaukee (65-61) on Jan. 19 and at Wright State (71-67) on Jan. 31.
• Last year, the Phoenix went 3-3 in games determined by eight or less.