#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 1

#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 1

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INDIANAPOLIS – Saturday's New Year's Day action marked the end of Week 2 of #HLMBB play with Oakland sitting a perfect 4-0 in League play, while Wright State earned its second-straight HL win and Milwaukee claimed its first road League win of the season.

RESULTS

GAME RECAP
Wright State 72, Green Bay 69 Box Score
Milwaukee 61, Northern Kentucky 55 Box Score
Oakland 87, Youngstown State 72 Box Score

GAME RECAPS

Wright State 72, Green Bay 69

  • Wright State picked up its fourth consecutive win and ends the weekend 3-1 in League play.
  • Tanner Holden posted his first double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 boards for WSU and eclipsed 1,000 career points. Grant Basile chipped in 18 on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor and Trey Calvin finished with 13.
  • Green Bay’s Lucas Stieber shot 8-for-10 from the field with three 3-pointers to tie the game-high with 22, while Emmanuel Ansong fell just short of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
  • The Phoenix led by six with 2:49 to play after a pair of free throws before the Raiders closed the game on a 10-1 run as Holden scored five points down the stretch and Calvin hit a triple with 20 seconds to play to seal the win.
Milwaukee 61, Northern Kentucky 55
  • Milwaukee salvaged a split of the #HLMBB weekend with its first road League win of the season and remains .500 in League play.
  • DeAndre Gholston and Vin Baker Jr. paced the Panthers with 14 points each as Gholston hit four 3-pointers and Baker went 5-for-7 from the floor.
  • NKU’s Sam Vinson registered a game-high 18 points on 4-of-6 shooting from distance and Chris Brandon fell just shy of a double-double with 16 rebounds and eight points.
  • It was a tale of two halves as the Norse took a 37-23 lead at halftime thanks to seven triples, before the Panthers turned around and won the second half 38-18. MKE shot 52.0 percent over the final 20 minutes of play while holding NKU to just 18.8 percent shooting from the floor.
Oakland 87, Youngstown State 72
  • The Golden Grizzlies are the first team to reach four HL wins as they remain perfect over the first four games of League schedule.
  • Jamal Cain led Oakland with his League-best seventh double-double of the season finishing with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-5 from long range, and 11 rebounds. Blake Lampman hit six 3-pointers for 18 points and Jalen Moore recording his third-straight double-double with 15 points and 13 assists.
  • Nine different YSU players scored led by Michael Akuchie with 21 points and eight boards, while Tevin Olison added 14 and Dwayne Cohill chipped in 12.
  • Oakland finished the game shooting 53.4 percent (31-58) from the floor and 46.4 percent (13-28) from 3-point range.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All times ET)
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Oakland at Detroit Mercy, 7:00 PM (ESPN+)
Youngstown State at RMU, 7:00 PM (ESPN+)
Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State, 7:00 PM (ESPN+)
Milwaukee at Green Bay, 8:00 PM (ESPN+)

Thursday, Jan. 6
UIC at Wright State, 7:00 PM (ESPN+)
IUPUI at Northern Kentucky, 7:00 PM (ESPN+)