(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) MACOMB, Ill. – Anthony Roy poured in a career-high 35 points on 11-of-15 shooting including 8-of-12 from three to lead the Green Bay men’s basketball team to its first win of the season, 87-73 over Western Illinois. The win is also the first career win of first-year head coach Doug Gottlieb.
Jeremiah Johnson also finished with a career-high of his own, scoring 15 points while Foster Wonders had 11. The Phoenix offense was outstanding on the night, shooting 31-for-62 from the field and 13-of-32 from three point range. GB also finished 12-for-13 from the free throw line.
The Leathernecks had two twenty-point scorers, Ryan Myers and Sean Smith. Myers finished the game with 26 points while Smith had 21.
HOW IT HAPPENED
WIU scored the opening bucket of the game, but that was immediately followed up by an 8-0 run from the Phoenix that culminated in a Wonders three with 16:28 to go. The Phoenix would never trail again, as they extended that early lead to 21 before half’s end. Roy scored 15 of his 35 points on five first-half three pointers. GB went into the halftime locker room over WIU with a 47-26 lead.
After extending the lead early in the second half to 23 after another Wonders three with 17:18 to go, the Leathernecks started to cut into the Phoenix lead. An 18-8 run over seven minutes ended in Sean Smith’s layup with 10:30 to go to cut GB’s lead to 65-52. However, the Phoenix would keep them at arm’s length the rest of the way, never letting them get closer than 13 en route to the 87-73 win.
GAME NOTES
» 87 points is a season-high for the Phoenix offense.
» WIU outrebounded Green Bay 40-35.
» Green Bay won the battle in the paint, outscoring the Leathernecks 36-26 there.
» Roy’s eight three pointers is tied for the fifth-most in a single game by a Phoenix player. The last player to hit eight threes was Carrington Love on Feb. 20, 2016, against Youngstown State.
» Green Bay got a team-high eight rebounds from Roy.
COMING UP
Green Bay will continue their road trip at Providence on Saturday at 4 p.m. Fans can catch that game on FS2. Following, the Phoenix will host SIUE at the Resch Center on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.
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