GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's basketball team took care of its business on its four-game homestand, sweeping the contests while improving its overall and Horizon League record to above .500. Back on the road again Friday, the competition stiffens for the Phoenix against the defending national runner-up Butler at 6 p.m. at Hinkle Fieldhouse.  The contest will be aired live on ESPNU with Jim Barbar and Dave Kaplan on the call.

During Green Bay's four-game streak, which concluded last weekend with Horizon League wins over Loyola (71-68) and UIC (74-50), the Phoenix held its opponents to just 37.4 percent shooting from the field and held a plus-6.3 rebounding margin. Green Bay has held five-straight foes below 40 percent and held a rebound edge in each of its HL games.

Senior guard Rahmon Fletcher (Kansas City, Mo.), who scored at least 20 against both Loyola and UIC, is averaging 17 points per game during the streak. Fellow senior Bryquis Perine (Milwaukee, Wis.) has lifted his game as well of late, averaging 16.7 points during the past three wins.

Butler enters after a 69-64 loss at Wright State on Sunday, but the Bulldogs have won 14-straight games against Horizon League teams on their home floor. Under head coach Brad Stevens, the team is 51-4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

It is an important weekend for both squads, with Butler sitting one game behind league-leading Valparaiso and Green Bay just one game out of a tie for second place after winning three-straight league games.

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: Butler leads the all-time series with Green Bay 28-14, including a 13-6 edge in Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs won both contests a season ago, with the last Phoenix win was 75-66 in Green Bay on Feb. 2, 2009. In five career games against Butler, senior Rahmon Fletcher has averaged 17.8 points per game.
• TOP-10 OF ALL-TIME: Fletcher's back-to-back 20-point games have given him 1,494 career points. Fletcher, who is on pace to finish his career in fifth place all-time, will pass Tom Anderson (1975-78) for seventh place with nine points on Friday. The senior is also just six points away from becoming the fourth active Horizon League player with 1,500 career points, joining Butler's Matt Howard, Cleveland State's Norris Cole and Wright State's Vaughn Duggins.
• DEFENSE, DEFENSE: The Phoenix defense has really turned it up a notch over the past five games. Green Bay has held Wright State, Houston Baptist, Milwaukee, Loyola and UIC below 40 percent shooting from the field and below 70 points. Green Bay is now 10-2 when opponents score under 70 points, 8-1 when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent and 10-3 when its opponent shoots below 50 percent.
• SOUTHPAWS STREAKING: Fletcher and Perine have both been effective of late for the Phoenix. The team's two leading scorers have combined to average 30.8 points (Fletcher-17.0, Perine-13.8) per game during the team's four-game winning streak. The duo scored 31 points in the first half alone in the rout of UIC on Saturday.
• FRONTLINE FORCE: Green Bay's frontline of starters Jarvis Williams (Milwaukee, Wis.), Daniel Turner (McCordsville, Ind.) and Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) and reserve center Greg LeSage (Radcliff, Ky.) have stepped up with three-straight big performances. The quartet of post players combined for 29 points, 26 rebounds and five blocks against Milwaukee, 30 points, 23 rebounds and six blocks in the win against Loyola and 24 points, 23 rebounds and one block against UIC.
• BOARDWORK: Green Bay has outrebounded seven-straight opponents and all seven of its foes in Horizon League play this season. The Phoenix has a league-leading plus-5.7 rebounding margin in conference games this season, and its plus-3.8 rebounding margin overall also leads the conference. The team's rebounding has been a complete team effort, with seven different players either tying for the team lead or leading the team in rebounding in at least one conference game.

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