Nov. 18, 2010
Green Bay 69, Wisconsin 43
Kress Center • Green Bay, Wis.
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| 1st | 2nd | Final | | Wisconsin (2-1) | 19
| 24
| 43
| | Green Bay (3-0) | 40
| 29
| 69
| | | | Stats at a Glance
| WIS | GB | FG Percentage
| .405 | .473 | | 3-Point FG Percentage | .200 | .636 | | FT Percentage | .467 | .667 | Offensive Rebounds
| 10 | 9 | | Defensive Rebounds | 22 | 20 | | Total Rebounds | 32 | 29 | Turnovers
| 24 | 11 | Assists
| 13 | 20 | Blocks
| 4 | 3 | | |
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• Box Score | Box Score 
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It was the turnovers that did in the Wisconsin women's basketball team and the points that Green Bay scored off those turnovers. The Phoenix (3-0) downed the Badgers 69-43 on Thursday night at the Kress Events Center.
"(Green Bay scored) 32 points off our turnovers," said UW coach Lisa Stone. "Twenty-four turnovers aren't going to win many games. There's your game right there."
Fast Facts
| • Lin Zastrow shoots 9-of-9 from the field
| • Badgers turn the ball over 24 times
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Wisconsin (2-1) had six turnovers in the first four minutes of the game, allowing Green Bay to take a 10-4 lead. The Phoenix upped its lead to 17-8 with 12:47 to play in the half as the Badgers' defense faltered. Green Bay went 6-of-7 from 3-point land in the first half to take a 40-19 lead at the half.
"Defensively, ... our ball pressure was poor," said Stone. "We were late to everything."
Only three Badgers scored in the first half led by 10 points from Lin Zastrow.
"I give (Green Bay) a lot of credit," said Stone. "They execute well, they play hard. They make shots, they take care of the ball. They turn you over and they did all of that to us tonight.
"I'm disappointed. I really thought our team was ready for this game and we did not handle their pressure."
Green Bay upped their lead to 47-21 with 16:32 to play in the game as Celeste Hoewisch converted an old-fashioned three-point play. Hoewisch led all players with 22 points and was one of three Phoenix in double-figure scoring.
The Badgers made a late run, cutting the lead to 18 (50-32) as Jade Davis hit the UW's first 3-pointer of the game with 9:04 remaining. Wisconsin trailed 52-34 with 8:06 to play off a Zastrow layin but the Phoenix scored the next four baskets to take a 60-34 lead. A layin by Lydia Bauer, who scored 11 points for Green Bay, put the game away with 3:47 left in the game.
"It's quite obvious where we're going to find strength," said Stone. "We'll find strength is inside. Lin was 9-for-9 but Green Bay is smart enough to put pressure on the ball and to put everyone else on Lin. I give Lin a lot of credit because she came up with some big numbers with all that traffic. "
Zastrow finished with 18 points, only one short of her career best, as she shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the field. She also led Wisconsin with eight rebounds, including four offensive boards.
The Badgers outrebounded the Phoenix 32-29 as Taylor Steinbauer and Taylor Wurtz both pulled down six boards.
Zastrow as the only UW player in double digits as the next leading scorer for the UW was Emily Neal, who scored seven points. Wisconsin shot 40.5 percent from the field (17-of-42), including just 20 percent (2-of-10) from 3-point land and 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the free throw line.
Green Bay finished shooting 47.3 percent (26-of-55) from the field, including 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) from behind the arc. The Phoenix also dished out 20 assists and had 11 steals, scoring 14 points on the fast break.
"I take nothing away from Green Bay," said Stone. "That's a really good team. They played almost flawlessly tonight.
"We didn't give up, I'll give us that but we didn't handle their pressure very well, particularly on the perimeter."
Wisconsin returns home to host Kansas (2-0) in the inaugural Big Ten/Big 12 Conference Challenge on Sunday in the Kohl Center. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.
"This is a game we'll learn from because I think Green Bay showed us how we have to execute and how we have to play hard," said Stone.
