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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - On the road for the second time in three days, Green Bay will aim to bounce back and open the 2011 portion of its schedule with a win at Wright State at noon on Saturday. The Phoenix could even its Horizon League record at 2-2 with a victory over the Raiders.

A tough shooting night and a huge discrepancy at the free throw line doomed the Phoenix in a 79-56 loss at Detroit Thursday night. Green Bay trailed by just seven at the break but shot just 34.5 percent in the second half as the Titans pulled away.

Junior Jarvis Williams (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored a career-high 15 points in his Horizon League debut while senior Rahmon Fletcher (Kansas City, Mo.) added 15 points. It was the seventh-straight game that the all-conference senior had scored at least 15 points. Fletcher is averaging a team-high 17.1 points per game, good enough for third in the league.

Wright State was also involved in a 20-plus point game on Thursday, but the Raiders earned a 68-44 victory over Milwaukee in a game that saw WSU knock down 11-of-18 three-pointers. Cooper Land went 5-for-6 from three and finished a game-high 21 points to lead the Raiders.

Green Bay and Wright State split a pair of meetings a season ago, with the Phoenix winning 68-66 at the Resch Center and Wright State posting a 67-54 win in Dayton. Fletcher averaged 16 points in the two contests last year. Green Bay will be trying to become the first team to knock off WSU at the Nutter Center this season.

To access live stats for Wednesday's game, click here. The game will also be carried in the Green Bay area on WDUZ The Fan. An internet stream of the broadcast with Matt Menzl handling the play-by-play duties and Andrew Gavin as the color analyst will also be available on thefan1075.com.

PHOENIX NOTES

• INSIDE THE SERIES: Green Bay and Wright State have met 42 times previously, with the Phoenix holding a 22-19 advantage in the series. The Raiders have a 15-7 edge in Dayton, including winning six-straight contests.
• RAIDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: Like Green Bay's Fletcher, Wright State senior Vaughn Duggins has been a consistent starter and double-figure scorer throughout his career. Duggins, a 6-foot-3 guard, is averaging 15.5 points per game this season. After shooting 38.3 percent from long range last season, but has hit just 12-of-47 as a senior in 2010-11.
• ON THIS DATE: In the history of Green Bay basketball, dating back to 1969-70, the program has never played a game on Jan. 1.
• STIFLING D: Green Bay's defense has at times given up high shooting percentages in 2010-11, but the Phoenix locked down in its comeback at Wyoming. In rallying from a nine-point deficit, Green Bay did not allow a field goal over the final 11:46 and held the Cowboys to just 27.3 percent shooting. The Phoenix is 6-2 when holding opponents below 50 percent and 6-1 when allowing fewer than 70 points.
• SHOOTING TURNAROUND: After a dismal shooting performance in the first half at Wyoming, Green Bay had one of its strongest offensive halves of the season after halftime. The Phoenix hit just 3-of-16 three-pointers in the opening half before knocking down all seven of its shots from long range in the final 20 minutes. The team went 13-of-19 overall from the field in the second half for 68.4 percent, a season-high for a half this season.
• TOP-10 OF ALL-TIME: Fletcher moved into ninth place on the school's all-time scoring list with 21 points at Wyoming. He also went over 1,400 career points and now stands at 1,417 points after scoring 15 against Detroit. He will next look to pass Bryan Boettcher, who scored 1,440 career points from 1975-78.
• BENCH PRODUCTION: The Phoenix bench tied its season high for points at Wyoming, outscoring its counterparts 25-4. Junior Steve Baker (St. Paul, Minn.) had 13 points to lead Green Bay reserves while Seth Evans and Greg LeSage had eight and four points, respectively.

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