Scores

Final

Green Bay 83

(15-6, 7-2 Horizon)

Valparaiso 76

(6-15, 3-7 Horizon)

8:05 PM ET, January 24, 2009

Athletics-Recreation Center, Valparaiso, IN

1 2 T
GB 44 3983
VALP 35 4176

Top Performers

Green Bay: R. Tillema 36 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Valparaiso: H. Little 28 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl

Green Bay 83, Valparaiso 76

Associated Press

VALPARAISO, Ind. -- Ryan Tillema scored 36 points to help Wisconsin-Green Bay defeat Valparaiso 83-76 on Saturday night.

Tillema made 12 of 17 field goals, including 9 of 11 3-pointers.

Rahmon Fletcher scored 14 points, and Mike Schachtner and Terry Evans added 12 each for the Phoenix (15-6, 7-2 Horizon).

Howard Little scored 28 points and made 6 of 8 3-pointers for Valparaiso, while Jake Diebler scored 17 points and made 5 of 10 threes. Urule Igbavboa added 15 points for the Crusaders (6-15, 3-7).

The teams combined to make 27 of 51 3-pointers. Green Bay got the best of the exchange by shooting 52 percent from the field and making 14 of 25 3-pointers.

Green Bay led 44-35 at halftime. Tillema scored 25 points and made 7 of 8 3-pointers in the first half.

The Crusaders got no closer than five points in the second half.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GB
VALP
Points 83 76
FG Made-Attempted 28-53 (.528) 28-58 (.483)
3P Made-Attempted 14-25 (.560) 13-26 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 13-19 (.684) 7-11 (.636)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 14 4

Game Leaders

 
GB
VALP
PointsR. Tillema 36H. Little 28
ReboundsR. Berry 6H. Little 7
AssistsR. Berry 4M. Rogers 6
StealsT. Evans 4H. Little 3
BlocksT. Evans 2U. Igbavboa 3
Team Stats: Green Bay | Valparaiso

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 24, 2009 GB 83, @VALP 76Recap
Feb 18, 2009 @GB 76, VALP 61Recap

Next 5 Games

GB
VALP
01/28 UIC 8:00pm
01/31 L-IL 8:00pm
02/02 BUT 8:00pm
02/07 MILW 8:00pm
02/12 @YSU 7:05pm
 01/30 @BUT 7:00pm
02/05 @WRST 7:00pm
02/07 @DET 4:05pm
02/13 L-IL 8:05pm
02/15 UIC 4:00pm
Complete Schedule: Green Bay | Valparaiso

Horizon League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#17 Butler15-326-5
Cleveland State12-625-10
Green Bay13-522-10
Wright State12-620-13
Milwaukee11-717-14
Illinois-Chicago7-1116-15
Loyola (IL)6-1214-18
Youngstown State7-1111-19
Valparaiso5-139-22
Detroit2-167-23
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