#HLMBB Notebook – Dec. 17, 2024

#HLMBB Notebook – Dec. 17, 2024

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Rachel White

#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (December 17, 2024) – Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State and Youngstown State picked up key victories in this week’s action around #HLMBB.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
  • Wednesday, Dec. 11
    • Milwaukee 88, Green Bay 67
    • Purdue Fort Wayne 78, IU Indianapolis 76
    • Wright State 88, Marshall 79
    • Northern Kentucky 98, University of the Cumberlands 79
  • Saturday, Dec. 14
    • Youngstown State 93, Toledo 87
    • Cleveland State 103, Brescia University 37
    • Lindenwood 81, IU Indianapolis 63
    • UC Santa Barbara 83, Green Bay 66
    • Davidson 86, Detroit Mercy 51
  • Sunday, Dec. 15
    • Northern Kentucky 71, Norfolk State 62
    • Milwaukee 100, Akron 81
    • Purdue Fort Wayne 99, Eastern Michigan 76
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
  • Oakland takes on Michigan State at Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m. ET tonight on ESPN2. Allen David Mukeba leads the Golden Grizzlies with 13.6 points per game this season, adding 5.6 rebounds per game.
  • Milwaukee posted a pair of wins this week over Green Bay and Akron. In addition to Under Armour #HLMBB Player of the Week Jamichael Stillwell’s strong performance, teammate Kentrell Pullian averaged 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds for the Panthers.
  • MKE's Jamichael Stillwell was named the Lute Olson National Player of the Week, the organization announced on Monday. Stillwell put together one of the most dominant back-to-back stretches of outings in program history this week, averaging 20.5 points and 18.5 rebounds per game in impressive victories over Green Bay on the road and Akron at the MKE Tip Off at Fiserv Forum.
  • Jack Doumbia tallied 20 points and eight rebounds in Wright State’s 88-79 non-League win over Marshall on Wednesday, notching 18 of his 20 points in the second half. The senior recorded nine of the Raiders’ final 12 points over the last 2:19 of action.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s Rasheed Bello averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game for the Mastodons this week in a pair of victories. Bello recorded his 1500th career point and made five 3-pointers vs. Eastern Michigan.
  • Nico Galette led the Penguins to a 93-87 win over Toledo, posting his second double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 rebounds while dishing out six assists with a block and a steal.
  • Josh Dilling paced the Norse with 19.5 points per game in a pair of wins this week with 10 three-point field goals made.
  • Chase Robinson posted eight assists and five steals for the Vikings in the win over Brescia.
  • Orlando Lovejoy leads Detroit Mercy with 13.5 points and 4.4 assists per game this season.
  • Sean Craig averaged 16.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for IU Indianapolis this week. He had a career-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and three assists for his fourth double-double of the season at Purdue Fort Wayne.
  • Alvaro Folgueiras paces RMU with 11.9 points and 10.6 rebounds this season.
  • Green Bay’s Anthony Roy leads #HLMBB with 25.7 points per game.
  • The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis March 10-11 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
  • Tuesday, Dec. 17
    • Oakland vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
    • RMU vs. Towson, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Wednesday, Dec. 18
    • Green Bay vs. Michigan Tech, Noon ET (ESPN+)
    • Detroit Mercy at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Youngstown State at Wright State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Thursday, Dec. 19
    • Oakland at Cleveland State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Friday, Dec. 20
    • Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Defiance, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Saturday, Dec. 21
    • Northern Kentucky vs. South Carolina State, Noon ET (ESPN+)
    • RMU vs. Saint Francis, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Youngstown State at USC-Upstate, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Wright State at Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • IU Indianapolis at Florida International, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Green Bay at Drake, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Sunday, Dec. 22
    • Cleveland State vs. Midway, Noon ET (ESPN+)
    • Purdue Fort Wayne at Michigan, 1 p.m. ET (BTN+)
    • Detroit Mercy at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. ET (B1G Network)
    • Milwaukee vs. North Central, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Oakland vs. Loyola Chicago, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
  • Monday, Dec. 23
    • Oakland vs. Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, TBD (ESPNU/2)