#HLWBB Roundup - January 11

#HLWBB Roundup - January 11

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Rachel White

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INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI now sits alone atop the #HLWBB standings after the third week of League play wrapped up on Saturday with victories for the Jags, Green Bay, Oakland, and Northern Kentucky.

RESULTS
GAME RECAP
Green Bay 65, Detroit Mercy 48 Box Score
IUPUI 80, Wright State 60 Box Score
Northern Kentucky 88, UIC 46 Box Score
Oakland 78, Milwaukee 62 Box Score

GAME RECAPS
Green Bay 65, Detroit Mercy 48
  • Green Bay picked up its third League win on Saturday, besting Detroit Mercy, 65-48.
  • The Phoenix started the game strong, outscoring the Titans, 23-6 over the first ten minutes of action.
  • Karly Murphy was the leading scorer for GB, posting 16 points in the road victory, adding eight rebounds as well.
  • Annika Corcoran led the Titans offensively with 10 points in the loss.
IUPUI 80, Wright State 60
  • IUPUI (5-1) took sole possession of first place in the #HLWBB standings with an 80-60 home victory over Wright State on Saturday.
  • The Jaguars held significant advantages over the Raiders in points in the paint (46-24) and points off turnovers (18-2) in the contest.
  • Macee Williams was a dominant force for IUPUI, scoring 32 points and adding seven rebounds, while Katelyn O’Reilly added 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Jags.
  • Shamarre Hale scored 13 points to lead WSU while Angel Baker and Michal Miller contributed 12 points each.
Northern Kentucky 88, UIC 46
  • Northern Kentucky improved to 3-3 in League play with an 88-46 road triumph at UIC on Saturday.
  • The NKU bench contributed 38 points in the win, outscoring the UIC bench by 24 points.
  • It was a very balanced attack for the Norse offensively with four players posting double-digit scoring efforts, led by 19 points from Taylor Clos.
  • Jada Nneji scored 11 points to lead the Flames.
Oakland 78, Milwaukee 62
  • Oakland is now 3-2 in League play after a 78-62 home win over Milwaukee.
  • After a 19-19 first quarter, the Golden Grizzlies managed slight advantages in each of the final three quarters to clinch their second straight victory.
  • Four Golden Grizzlies scored ten or more with Jalisha Terry leading all scorers with 19 points.
  • The Panthers also had four double-figure scoring performances in the contest.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE GAME Time (ET) TV/Live Stream
Thursday, Jan. 16 Youngstown State at Oakland 7 p.m. ESPN3
Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy 7 p.m. ESPN+
Friday, Jan. 17 UIC at Milwaukee 12 p.m. ESPN+
Wright State at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. ESPN+
IUPUI at Green Bay 8 p.m. ESPN+
Saturday, Jan. 18 Youngstown State at Detroit Mercy 1 p.m. ESPN+
Cleveland State at Oakland 3 p.m. ESPN3
Sunday, Jan. 19 UIC at Green Bay 2 p.m. ESPN+
IUPUI at Milwaukee 3 p.m. ESPN+
 
HORIZON LEAGUE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2020 Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 3 and 5 at campus sites and eight teams – four men and four women – will look to advance to Indianapolis and #REACHtheHORIZON on March 9-10 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Every game of the tournament will be carried on ESPN networks and four of the six games in Indianapolis will appear on national television.

Tickets for the semifinals and championship games in Indianapolis are on sale now at HorizonLeague.com, the Indiana Farmers Coliseum Box Office, or by calling 317-927-7601. Each host school will separately announce their ticket plans for the first round and quarterfinals.

To learn more, click here.