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1 Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD/Communications: Andrew Gavin gavina@uwgb.edu Office: Cell: GREEN BAY (3-2) vs TULSA (1-5) November 29, :00 PM CT Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout SETTING THE STAGE Green Bay and Harvard fought back and forth for much of Friday night s semifinal contest of the Great Alaska Shootout, but in the end a dry spell on the offensive end was too much for the Phoenix to overcome in a defeat. The Phoenix will look to bounce back on Saturday and claim third-place against Tulsa, which fell to TCU in Friday s other semifinal. Danny Manning s Tulsa team is much better than its record would indicate. The team s losses include games against nationally-ranked opponents Wichita State and Creighton, and the Golden Hurricane defeated Indiana State in the third-place game on Thursday night. In Green Bay s loss to Harvard, the Crimson used a 10-run late in the second half to turn a two-point deficit into an 8-point lead. Harvard then sank all 10 of its free throws in the final three minutes to seal the victory. THREE-POINT PLAY 1. CLOSE TO A GRAND: Sykes enters Saturday night s game with 986 career points, and with 14 or more points against Tulsa will become the program s 26th member of the 1,000-point club. The 5-foot-11 Chicago native would become the third fastest player in the program s Division I history to reach the milestone behind Tony Bennett (56 games) and Richard Sims (68 games). Saturday is Sykes 70th game, and the junior is averaging 14.3 points per game in his career. 2. SEEING 20/20: After totaling 26 points on Friday, Sykes has now scored 20 or more points in four-straight games (32, 21, 23, 26). He is the first Phoenix player to score 20 or more in at least four consecutive games since Jeff Nordgaard accomplished the feat in five-straight contests from Jan. 20-Feb. 10, STREAKING SOPHOMORE: Sophomore Jordan Fouse has opened the season by extending two impressive statistical streaks. The 6-foot-7 sophomore wing has blocked at least one shot in 28-straight games. The reigning rebounding champion in the Horizon League has also grabbed five or more boards in 24 consecutive games. In five games this season, Fouse is averaging 8.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots. PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG MPG Notes 24 Keifer Sykes G Jr career points 5 Lamin Fulton G Jr Started 3-straight games 4 Jordan Fouse F So blocks, 11 steals 15 Greg Mays F Jr FGs, 8 blocks 21 Alec Brown C Sr of-9 3FGs in tournament RESERVES No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG MPG Notes 2 Turner Botz G Fr for-3 3FGs 10 Josh Humphrey G/F So Missed with knee injury 12 Carrington Love G So career-high 15 points Thursday 32 Tevin Findlay G Fr assists, 1 steal 34 Alfonzo McKinnie F Jr Missed 1st 4 games (knee injury) 35 Vince Garrett G Sr FGs (55.3 percent) 45 Kenneth Lowe F Fr FGs, 6-7 FTs Gameday Information SERIES AT A GLANCE Overall Record/Streak 0-0/--- in Green Bay 0-0 in Tulsa 0-0 in Neutral Sites 0-0 Wardle vs. Tulsa 0-0 BROADCAST INFO Television: CBS Sports Network (Delayed) On the Call: Brent Stover/Pete Gillen Radio: WNFL 1440 AM On the Call: Matt Menzl/Andrew Gavin Schedule Nov. 3 VITERBO@ W, Nov. 9 N. MICHIGAN W, Nov. 16 #20/19 WISCONSIN L, Nov. 23 MINNESOTA DULUTH W, Nov. 28 vs. Pepperdine+ W, Nov. 29 vs. RV/RV Harvard+ L, Nov. 30 vs. Tulsa+ 9 pm Dec. 7 VIRGINIA 4 PM Dec. 10 at Eastern Michigan 6 PM Dec. 14 at South Dakota 7 PM Dec. 17 TENNESSEE TECH 7 PM Dec. 21 FAIRFIELD 1 PM Dec. 28 ST. FRANCIS (IL) 1 PM Jan. 2 CLEVELAND STATE* 7 PM Jan. 4 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 1 PM Jan. 7 at Chicago State 7:05 PM Jan. 12 at Milwaukee* 1 PM Jan. 17 at Wright State* 6 PM Jan. 19 at UIC* 1 PM Jan. 22 OAKLAND* 7 PM Jan. 26 DETROIT* 1 PM Jan. 29 at Valparaiso* 7:05 PM Feb. 1 WRIGHT STATE* 5 PM Feb. 5 UIC* 7 PM Feb. 8 MILWAUKEE* 1 PM Feb. 13 at Youngstown State* 6:05 PM Feb. 15 at Cleveland State* 2 PM Feb. 20 VALPARAISO* 7 PM Feb. 27 at Oakland* 7 PM March 1 at Detroit* TBA Home games in BOLD Exhibition contest + Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) * denotes Horizon League contest All times are Central and subject to change RECORD BOOK Scan the QR code at right to access the Green Bay men s basketball record book.

2 QUICK FACTS Location... Green Bay, Wis. Founded Enrollment... 6,549 Nickname... Phoenix Colors...Green and White with Red Trim Home Court...Resch Center (9,906) Conference... Horizon League President... Dr. Thomas Harden Director of Athletics... Mary Ellen Gillespie COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Brian Wardle Record at Green Bay/Years /4th Season Alma Mater... Marquette 01 Assistant Coach... Brian Barone Alma Mater... Marquette, 00 Assistant Coach... Chrys Cornelius Alma Mater...Western Illinois, 95 Assistant Coach... Jimmie Foster Alma Mater...South Dakota, 02 Basketball Office Phone Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa Phoenix Notes FILL IT UP: Green Bay s 97 points against Pepperdine mark the most scored by the program since tallying 106 against Northern Michigan on Dec. 29, The Phoenix has now scored 90 or more points in back-to-back games for the first time since the season when Green Bay defeated Northland (Feb. 26, 1972; ) and Milton (March 1, 1972; 98-80). SCORELESS STATLINE: With 97 points scored and five players in double figures in Thursday s win, it is surprising that one of the most impressive stat lines came from a player who finished with zero in the scoring column. Sophomore Jordan Fouse played 30 minutes and totaled seven rebounds, six steals, four assists and three blocked shots without committing a turnover. BLOCK PARTY: Green Bay came to Anchorage as the nation s top shot-blocking team at blocks per game, and delivered 11 blocks on Thursday and nine rejections on Friday. On the season, Brown has 20 blocks, Jordan Fouse has 13 and Greg Mays has tallied eight blocks. Of the top-10 single-game team block shots efforts in program history, five have happened this year (13, 11, 9, 9, 9). MID-MAJOR POLL: Green Bay has vaulted up to No. 15 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll after holding steady at No. 21 for the first three polls. Three other teams from the field of the Great Alaska Shootout are in the poll, including Harvard (No. 4), Indiana State (No. 6) and Denver (No. 16) all represented in the poll. TEAM INFORMATION Record Horizon League Record (Finish) (t3rd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/6 Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Newcomers... 5 BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball First Year at Division I Level First Year in Horizon League All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances (Div. I)... 4 Last Appearance/Result /First Round WINNING WEEKLY: Senior Alec Brown was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Monday. The 7-foot-1 Brown became the second-straight Phoenix player to win the weekly award after junior Keifer Sykes won on Nov. 18. Brown and Sykes are the first Phoenix teammates to win in back-to-back weeks since Ryan Tillema and Troy Cotton in HANDFUL OF HARDWARE: The fifth career Horizon League Player of the Week honor for Sykes ties him for the most in Green Bay history with Jeff Nordgaard. He also ranks tied for 12th in conference history, with former Detroit star Rashad Phillips holding the record with 10. The point guard won the award once as a freshman and three times in IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN: Senior Alec Brown opened this season in select company as the nation s only active player with 1,200-plus points, 600-plus rebounds and 200-plus blocks. Brown is only the second player in HL history to accumulate those numbers and is on pace to be the first league player to finish his career with 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 250 blocks. Media Policies and Information Credential Requests Requests for media credentials for the Green Bay men s basketball team should be made directly to Andrew Gavin. Credentials for Green Bay s away games should be obtained through the athletics communications office of the home team. Interview Requests Members of the media wanting to interview head coach Brian Wardle and student-athletes must make arrangements through the Green Bay athletics communications office. Please contact Andrew Gavin with all requests. Practice Schedule and Policies Weekday practice for the Green Bay men s basketball team will generally take place in the Dick Bennett Gym at the Kress Events Center. All practice times are subject to change. Please contact Andrew Gavin in advance when planning to attend practice to confirm practice times and locations. Interviews with student-athletes and head coach Brian Wardle can be conducted before or after practice upon request. GreenBayPhoenix.com Visit the official Green Bay athletics website at GreenBayPhoenix.com. The website will feature complete coverage of the program, including press releases, game notes, bios, game recaps, feature stories and videos. Please Green Bay, Not UWGB, UW-Green Bay, etc. Please refer to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as Green Bay, not UWGB. Green Bay Athletics is making an effort to brand itself as Green Bay and in lieu of other references, including UW-Green Bay, Wisc.-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Green Bay, etc. We appreciate your assistance with this effort in advance. Media Services Game programs, game notes, updated team and conference statistics will be available one hour prior to each game. First half statistics will be distributed during halftime and full statistical packets will be distributed to the media at the conclusion of each game. Post-Game Interviews Head coach Brian Wardle and select student-athletes will be made available in the media room following a brief 10-minute cooling off period. A member of the Green Bay athletics communications staff will solicit media requests for players with approximately five minutes left in the game. At the conclusion of most contests, the visiting coach will also conduct a press conference in the media room. Follow the Phoenix On the Radio: All home and away games will be broadcast On the Web: Access GreenBayPhoenix.com On On Facebook: Like Green Bay Phoenix and Green Bay Men s Basketball

3 Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa Specialty Stats HL League Stats Leaders Below is a game-by-game breakdown of free throws, bench points, points in the paint, points off turnovers, secondchance points and fastbreak points. (Shown as Green Bay stats first followed by opponents) Game FT Bench Paint Off TO 2nd-Chance FB NORTHERN MICHIGAN #20/19 WISCONSIN MINNESOTA DULUTH vs. Pepperdine vs. Harvard vs. Tulsa VIRGINIA at Eastern Michigan at South Dakota TENNESSEE TECH FAIRFIELD ST. FRANCIS CLEVELAND STATE* YOUNGSTOWN STATE* at Chicago State at Milwaukee* at Wright State* at UIC* OAKLAND* DETROIT* at Valparaiso* WRIGHT STATE* UIC* MILWAUKEE* at Youngstown State* at Cleveland State* VALPARAISO* at Oakland* at Detroit* TOTAL Game-by-Game Starters Below is the game-by-game list of Green Bay s starters by position throughout the season. (1-Point Guard, 2-Guard, 3-Forward, 4-Forward, 5-Center) Game NORTHERN MICHIGAN Sykes Garrett Fouse Mays Brown #20/19 WISCONSIN Sykes Love Fouse Mays Brown MINNESOTA DULUTH Sykes Fulton Fouse Mays Brown vs. Pepperdine Sykes Fulton Fouse Mays Brown vs. Harvard Sykes Fulton Fouse Mays Brown vs. Tulsa VIRGINIA at Eastern Michigan at South Dakota TENNESSEE TECH FAIRFIELD ST. FRANCIS CLEVELAND STATE* YOUNGSTOWN STATE* at Chicago State at Milwaukee* at Wright State* at UIC* OAKLAND* DETROIT* at Valparaiso* WRIGHT STATE* UIC* MILWAUKEE* at Youngstown State* at Cleveland State* VALPARAISO* at Oakland* at Detroit* Green Bay Team Stats (as of 11/29) 4. Scoring Offense Scoring Defense t3. Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Percentage FG Percentage Def FG Percentage FG Percentage Def Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/TO Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Off. Rebound Percentage Def. Rebound Percentage FGs Made Green Bay Individual Stats Scoring 1. Keifer Sykes Alec Brown Carrington Love Vince Garrett Rebounding 1. Jordan Fouse Alec Brown Greg Mays FG Percentage t4. Greg Mays (17-30) 7. Vince Garrett (21-38) 9. Keifer Sykes (40-75) Assists 5. Keifer Sykes Assist-to-TO ratio 3. Keifer Sykes Steals t2. Jordan Fouse Blocked Shots 1. Alec Brown Jordan Fouse Greg Mays Kenneth Lowe Offensive Rebounds 2. Alec Brown Jordan Fouse Defensive Rebounds 1. Jordan Fouse t3. Greg Mays...5.0

4 Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa Game-by-Game Team Comparison Below is a game-by-game team comparison of field goal makes and attempts, three-point field goal makes and attempts, free throw makes and attempts, assists, turnovers, steals and blocks. Game FGs 3FGs FTs Rebs A-TOs Steals-Blocks NORTHERN MICHIGAN 25-57/ / / /39 (+6) 14-11/ /9-3 #20/19 WISCONSIN 27-66/ / / /30 (+5) 10-14/ /7-6 MINNESOTA DULUTH 32-54/ / / /36 (+11) 17-18/ /6-2 vs. Pepperdine 31-67/ / /4-7 33/39 (-6) 25-4/ /2-5 vs. Harvard 25-53/ / / /40 (-12) 15-16/ /7-2 vs. Tulsa VIRGINIA at Eastern Michigan at South Dakota TENNESSEE TECH FAIRFIELD ST. FRANCIS CLEVELAND STATE* YOUNGSTOWN STATE* at Chicago State at Milwaukee* at Wright State* at UIC* OAKLAND* DETROIT* at Valparaiso* WRIGHT STATE* UIC* MILWAUKEE* at Youngstown State* at Cleveland State* VALPARAISO* at Oakland* at Detroit* Phoenix Leaders Double-Figure Scoring Games Brown Sykes Mays Fouse Love Garrett Plus Points Sykes Plus Points Sykes Brown Plus Rebounds Brown Fouse Mays Five-Plus Assists Sykes Love Fouse Single-Game Point Leader Brown Sykes Fouse Garrett Game-by-Game Leaders Below is a game-by-game breakdown of Green Bay s individual leaders by specific statistic, including points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots. Game Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks NORTHERN MICHIGAN Garrett (15) Fouse (10) Sykes/Garrett (3) Fulton (2) Fouse/Mays (3) #20/19 WISCONSIN Sykes (32) Fouse (12) Five with (2) Three with (1) Fouse/Lowe (3) MINNESOTA DULUTH Sykes (21) Brown/Mays (10) Three with (3) Fulton/Love (2) Brown (10) vs. Pepperdine Sykes (23) Brown (8) Sykes (7) Fouse (6) Four with (3) vs. Harvard Sykes (26) Brown (6) Sykes/Love (4) Sykes/Fouse (2) Brown (3) vs. Tulsa VIRGINIA at Eastern Michigan at South Dakota TENNESSEE TECH FAIRFIELD ST. FRANCIS CLEVELAND STATE* YOUNGSTOWN STATE* at Chicago State at Milwaukee* at Wright State* at UIC* OAKLAND* DETROIT* at Valparaiso* WRIGHT STATE* UIC* MILWAUKEE* at Youngstown State* at Cleveland State* VALPARAISO* at Oakland* at Detroit* Single-Game Rebound Leader Brown Fouse Mays Humphrey Sykes Double-Doubles Brown Fouse Mays Games Started Season Career Consecutive Brown Sykes Fouse Mays Humphrey Love Fulton Garrett Dunks Mays Brown Sykes Garrett Fouse Humphrey Lowe

5 By the Numbers Overall Overall Home Away Neutral Monthly Records November December January February March Daily Records Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Miscellaneous Winning the tip Losing the tip Score first Opponent scores first Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading with 5 min. to play Trailing with 5 min. to play Tied with 5 min. to play Games decided by 3 pts. or less Games decided by 4-10 pts Games decided by 11-plus pts Score less than 60 points Score points Score points Score 80-plus points Opp. score less than 60 points Opp. score points Opp. score points Opp. score 80-plus points Shoot 50% or higher Shoot less than 50% Shoot higher % than opp Shoot lower % than opp Opp. shoot 50% or higher Opp. shoot 50% or lower Outrebound opponent Outrebounded by opponent Rebounds are even Commit same or less turnovers than opp Commit more turnovers than opp Make more or same 3FGs than opp Make fewer 3FGs than opp Make more or same FTs than opp Make fewer FTs than opp Overtime Games vs. Top 25 opponent Games following a win Games following a loss Games vs. winning teams Games vs. losing teams Games vs..500 teams Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa The Last Time Green Bay... Scored 100 points 106 vs. Northern Michigan (12/29/05) Scored 90 points 97 vs. Pepperdine (11/28/13) Had 50 rebounds 51 vs. Southern Utah (11/16/12) Hit 10-plus three-pointers 10 vs. Pepperdine (11/28/13) Had 20-plus assists 25 vs. Pepperdine (11/28/13) Shot 50-plus percent from the field.593 (32-54) vs. Minnesota Duluth (11/23/13) Shot 50-plus percent from three.526 (10-19) vs. Pepperdine (11/28/13) Shot 80-plus percent from the free-throw line.818 (9-11) vs. Milwaukee (11/29/13) Won five or more consecutive games 5 ( ) Won 10 or more consecutive games 23 ( ) HAD A PLAYER... Score 30 points 32 by Keifer Sykes vs. #20/19 Wisconsin (11/16/13) Score 25 points 26 by Keifer Sykes vs. Harvard (11/29/13) Score 20 points 26 by Keifer Sykes vs. Harvard (11/29/13) Make 10 field goals 10 by Keifer Sykes vs. Harvard (11/29/13) Have a double-double Alec Brown vs. Minnesota Duluth (11/23/13) Have 15 rebounds 15 by Jordan Fouse vs. Wright State (2/7/13) Have 10 assists 10 by Keifer Sykes vs. Youngstown State (2/14/12) Have five steals 6 by Jordan Fouse vs Pepperdine (11/28/13) Have five blocks 10 by Alec Brown vs. Minnesota Duluth (11/23/13) Play 40 or more minutes 46 by Jordan Fouse/Alec Brown vs. Wright State (2/7/13) Standout Performances 30+ Point Scoring Games (1): Keifer Sykes (1) 20+ Point Scoring Games (5): Keifer Sykes (4), Alec Brown (1) Double-Figure Points (17): Keifer Sykes (5), Alec Brown (4), Carrington Love (4), Vince Garrett (3), Greg Mays (1) Double-Figure Rebounds (4): Jordan Fouse (2), Alec Brown (1), Greg Mays (1) Double-Doubles (Pts/Reb) (1): Alec Brown (1) Double-Doubles (Points/Assists) (0): Triple-Doubles (Pts/Reb/Blocks) (1): Alec Brown (1) Five or more assists (2): Keifer Sykes (1), Carrington Love (1) Four or more blocks (1): Alec Brown (1) Four or more steals (0): Record Book Watch Career Points 1. Tony Bennett, Dennis Woeffler, Jeff Nordgaard, Ron Ripley, Rahmon Fletcher, Mike Schachtner, Richard Sims, Tom Anderson, Bryan Boettcher, Ray Willis, Alec Brown, present Career Rebounds 1. Dennis Woeffler, Ron Ripley, Terry Evans, Nate Barnes, Jeff Nordgaard, Randy Berry, James Bardney, Alec Brown, 2010-present Bryan Boettcher, Gordon Patterson, Career Blocks 1. Alec Brown, 2010-present Terry Evans, Larry Hill, Matt Hill, Mike King, Randy Berry, Greg Babcock, Jordan Fouse, 2012-present Scott LeMoine, Josh Lawrence, Career Free Throws Made 1. Dennis Woeffler, Ron Ripley, Tony Bennett, Mike Schachtner, Jerry Blackwell, Jeff Nordgaard, Terry Schott, Ryan Evanochko, B.J. LaRue, Alec Brown, 2010-present

6 Green Bay Men s Basketball Game 6: Tulsa STATS AND RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 SYKES, Keifer BROWN, Alec LOVE, Carrington GARRETT, Vince MAYS, Greg LOWE, Kenneth FOUSE, Jordan BOTZ, Turner FULTON, Lamin FINDLAY, Tevin HUMPHREY, Josh Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS GB OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/9/13 NORTHERN MICHIGAN W /16/13 WISCONSIN L /23/13 MINNESOTA DULUTH W /28/13 vs Pepperdine W /29/13 vs Harvard L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Green Bay Opponents

7 Green Bay Men's Basketball Individual Career History BOTZ, Turner / TOTAL / BROWN, Alec / / / / TOTAL / FINDLAY, Tevin / TOTAL / FOUSE, Jordan / / TOTAL / FULTON, Lamin / TOTAL / GARRETT, Vince / TOTAL / HUMPHREY, Josh / / TOTAL / LOVE, Carrington / / TOTAL /

8 Green Bay Men's Basketball Individual Career History LOWE, Kenneth / TOTAL / MAYS, Greg / / / TOTAL / SYKES, Keifer / / / TOTAL /

GREEN BAY (21-7, 10-4 HL)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD/Communications: Andrew Gavin Email: gavina@uwgb.edu Office: 920.465.2498 Cell: 920.609.9682 Twitter: @GBGavin; @GBPhoenixMBB GREEN BAY (21-7, 10-4 HL) vs UIC (7-22, 3-11