#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 28

#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 28

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INDIANAPOLIS – Saturday’s #HLMBB action saw Milwaukee earn an improbable comeback victory on the road to jump back into a tie for first place, while Wright State picked up its second-straight win to pull to .500 in Horizon League play.

RESULTS

GAME RECAP
Milwaukee 75, Northern Kentucky 74 Box Score
Wright State 77, Green Bay 46 Box Score

GAME RECAPS
Milwaukee 75, Northern Kentucky 74

  • Milwaukee climbed back into a share of first place in the standings after completing a 23-point comeback on the road at Northern Kentucky to move both teams to 9-3 in HL play. The comeback marks the third largest in program history for the Panthers.
  • NKU led 47-27 after the first half as the Norse shot over 51 percent from the floor and forced 10 turnovers. MKE stormed back in the second half by going on a 37-15 run to take the lead off an Ahmad Rand alley-oop dunk from BJ Freeman with 7:14 left in regulation. Milwaukee never trailed the rest of the game as Freeman made a layup to go up by five with under 30 seconds to play followed by Markeith Browning II securing the win on a blocked shot at the buzzer.
  • Freeman led all scorers with 23 points for MKE on 17-of-17 shooting from the foul line and added nine assists. All 11 Milwaukee players that played finished with at least two points and one rebound.
  • NKU’s Chris Brandon registered a double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds, while Trey Robinson also finished with a team-high 18 points. Sam Vinson recorded 12 points and Marques Warrick ended the game with 11.
  • Milwaukee finished the game shooting 27-of-32 from the free-throw line, while Northern Kentucky shot 12-of-15 from the charity stripe.
Wright State 77, Green Bay 46
  • The Raiders completed the weekend sweep at home to improve to 6-6 in HL play and move into a tie for sixth in the standings.
  • Trey Calvin scored a game-high 18 points for Wright State on 7-of-10 shooting, while AJ Braun fell just short of a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.
  • Green Bay was led by Randy Tucker and Cade Meyer with 10 points apiece.
  • WSU shot over 55 percent from the floor, including over 67 percent from inside the arc, while holding GB to under 30 percent shooting.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All times ET)
Sunday, Jan. 29
Oakland at RMU, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State, 2:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
IUPUI at Cleveland State, 3:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Thursday, Feb. 2
Milwaukee at IUPUI, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN+)
Wright State at Youngstown State, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Northern Kentucky at RMU, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Saturday, Feb. 4
Green Bay at IUPUI, Noon (ESPN+)
Cleveland State at Oakland, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Purdue Fort Wayne at Detroit Mercy, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Wright State at RMU, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Monday, Feb. 6
Green Bay at Milwaukee, 8:00 P.M. (ESPN+)