Scores

Final

Green Bay 71

(15-14, 10-8 Horizon)

IL-Chicago 63

(8-21, 3-15 Horizon)

Coverage: ESFC

2:00 PM ET, February 25, 2012

UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL

1 2 T
GB 31 4071
UIC 27 3663

Top Performers

Green Bay: K. Sykes 27 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Illinois-Chicago: H. Humes 13 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast

Green Bay 71, Ill.-Chicago 63

Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Keifer Sykes scored 27 points and Alec Brown had a double-double to lead Green Bay past Illinois-Chicago 71-63 on Saturday.

Brown scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Phoenix (15-14, 10-9 Horizon League), who closed out the regular season on a five-game winning streak. Greg Mays added 13 points, and Sykes had six assists.

Hayden Humes hit three 3-pointers and led the Flames (8-21, 3-15) with 13 points and nine rebounds. Paris Carter scored 10 points, and Matt Bush scored nine points on three 3-pointers.

The Flames, who lost their third in a row, will be the ninth seed in the Horizon League tournament.

Green Bay outshot Illinois-Chicago 45 percent (24 of 53) to 37 percent (22 of 60) and outrebounded the Flames 42-33.

The Phoenix swept the season series, having won 71-68 on Dec. 1 in Green Bay.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
GB
UIC
Points 71 63
FG Made-Attempted 24-53 (.453) 22-60 (.367)
3P Made-Attempted 4-11 (.364) 9-23 (.391)
FT Made-Attempted 19-24 (.792) 10-18 (.556)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 3

Game Leaders

 
GB
UIC
PointsK. Sykes 27H. Humes 13
ReboundsA. Brown 13H. Humes 9
AssistsK. Sykes 6G. Talton 4
StealsK. Sykes 2M. Brown 1
BlocksA. Brown 3D. Williams 2
Team Stats: Green Bay | Illinois-Chicago

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Dec 1, 2011 @GB 71, UIC 68Recap
» Feb 25, 2012 GB 71, @UIC 63Recap

Next 5 Games

GB
UIC
02/28 @YSU 7:05pm
11/10 CHS 2:00pm
11/16 @SUU 11:30pm
11/17 @NEV 9:00pm
11/18 CSF 4:00pm
 02/28 @MILW 8:00pm
11/11 UCRV 2:00pm
11/16 @UNM 4:00pm
11/17 MER 2:30pm
11/19 @IONA 5:00pm
Complete Schedule: Green Bay | Illinois-Chicago

Horizon League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Cleveland State12-622-10
Valparaiso14-422-11
Detroit11-722-13
Milwaukee11-720-13
Butler11-720-14
Youngstown State10-816-15
Green Bay10-815-15
Wright State7-1113-19
Illinois-Chicago3-158-22
Loyola (IL)1-177-23
View expanded standings »