CBI Tournament
The 5th seed Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix (16-13) took on the 4th seed Utah State Aggies (17-12) in the first round of the CBI Tournament’s West Regional. Led by C Jamil Weekes quick 10 points, Wisconsin-Green Bay sprinted out to a 14-0 lead just minutes into the game. Midway through the half, the Phoenix were ahead 20-6. The Aggies cut the lead to 7 points and at the end of half trailed by a score of 35-28. Weekes had 13 points in the half.
Utah State tied the game at 45-45 with 13-1/2 minutes left to play. But Wisconsin-Green Bay scored the next 10 points. With 4 minutes remaining, the Phoenix were ahead 71-50. Wisconsin-Green Bay recorded a resounding 78-59 lopsided victory. Utah State turned the ball over 23 times compared to 12 by the Phoenix. C Jamil Weekes scored 20 and pulled down 6 boards while SG Romain Perry scored 14, dished out 4 assists, grabbed 7 rebounds, and had 3 steals.
In their second game in the CBI Tournament, Wisconsin-Green Bay played #1 seed Alabama State (19-11). The Phoenix were unable to contain the Hornets in the first half. By the end of the half, Alabama State led 55-32. While the Phoenix were able to cut into the lead a little in the 2nd half, the hole was just too great to crawl out of and Wisconsin-Green Bay lost 82-66. PF Josh Abraham led the scoring for Wisconsin-Green Bay with 16 points.