In-State Battle Part 3
December 14, 2007 | Men's Basketball
The Wisconsin men's basketball team (7-2) wraps up its week of playing in-state opponents as Green Bay travels to the Madison on Saturday. Game time is 5 p.m. CT at the Kohl Center.
Saturday's game will be shown live on the Big Ten Network with long-time Madison sportscaster Jay Wilson and Bob Donewold on the call. The game can also be heard on the Badger Radio Network with Matt Lepay and Mike Lucas.
Follow the game on uwbadgers.com with sportid=116"> --> Live Stats here and also be sure to check out the live Courtside Blog during the game. Fans can also read the game notes for both the Badgers and the Phoenix .
The Badgers are 1-1 heading into their final game against Wisconsin teams. UW lost to Marquette on Dec. 8, 81-76, and then beat Milwaukee on Dec. 12, 61-39.
Green Bay enters the contest with a 6-3 record after winning four of its last five games. The Phoenix are averaging 74.6 points per game and are led by Somerset, Wis. native Mike Schachtner who is scoring 19.8 points per game this season.
Wisconsin leads the all-time series against the Phoenix 13-0, including an 11-0 record in Madison. Under Bo Ryan, the Badgers have won their six games against Green Bay by an average of 15.5 points, with the closest game being a 65-55 win on Dec. 7, 2004.
UW senior, Greg Stiemsma was a high school teammate of UWGB's Ryan Tillema at Randolph for three seasons. Tillema is the only player in Wisconsin boy's basketball history to be a member of four state championship teams (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005). Stiemsma was a part of the 2002, 2003 and 2004 teams.
After Saturday's game, Wisconsin will have a week off until their next contest, a home match up against Valparaiso on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. CT.
