Phoenix Closes Road Slate Wednesday at Youngstown State

Official Green Bay game notes

Ryan Tillema has had a career year for the Phoenix.

Feb. 19, 2008

Green Bay (13-12, 7-8) at Youngstown State (8-18, 4-12)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 • 7:05 p.m. ET/6:05 p.m. CT
Beeghly Center • Youngstown, Ohio

GAME DAY INFORMATION
Television: None

Videostreaming: www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv
Available free of charge

Radio: SportsRadio 107.5 & 1400 The Fan
Chris Roth (play-by-play) 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
Three in a Row on The Road
• The Phoenix is playing the final game of a three-game road trip from Feb. 11-20.
• It is the second longest road swing of the season for the Phoenix, which had four straight away from home Dec. 1-15. The team also had a pair of road games and a neutral site contest from Nov. 12-17.
• The team then closes the regular season with three straight at home from Feb. 23-March 1.

Snapping the Streak
• Green Bay has lost three straight games, which is tied for its longest losing streak of the season.
• The Phoenix has not dropped four consecutive games since the final four games of the 2004-05 campaign.

All Time Against Youngstown State
• Green Bay has an impressive 17-4 (.810) all-time record against Youngstown State in a series that began in 1993.
• The Phoenix is 5-3 against the Penguins all time in games played in Youngstown.
• Green Bay has won the past five tilts and nine of the last 10 contests.
• The Phoenix has allowed just 53.2 points per game over its five-game winning streak.
• Green Bay has limited Youngstown State to fewer than 60 points in seven of the last eight meetings.

The Earlier Meeting With Youngstown State
• Green Bay picked up a 66-58 victory over Youngstown State on Jan. 26 at the Resch Center.
• The game was tight throughout, as neither team had a lead of double digits in the contest.
• Youngstown State had a nine-point lead with 1:39 remaining in the first half, but the Phoenix closed the half with a 7-0 run, capped by a Uriel Segura running 3-pointer at the buzzer.
• Green Bay then began the second half on a 10-2 run.
• Youngstown State shot just 19-of-50 (38 percent) from the field.

Planting the Seeds
• If the Horizon League Tournament started today, Green Bay would be the sixth seed and would host seventh-seeded Valparaiso in the first round.
• The top two teams in the league receive byes into the semifinal round. In the opening round, seeds 3, 4, 5 and 6 host seeds 10, 9, 8 and 7 respectively.