GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After a thrilling game at Butler on Friday night, Green Bay will attempt to bounce back from the tough loss less than 48 hours later, playing at league-leading Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon.

In its contest at Butler Friday, Green Bay led by as many as nine and trailed by as many as 21 before having a chance to tie the game late. Senior Rahmon Fletcher's (Kansas City, Mo.) potential game-tying three-pointer rimmed out and the Phoenix fell 81-75. Fletcher scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to lead his team's comeback.

Junior Steve Baker (St. Paul, Minn.), one game after not attempting a shot against UIC, scored a career-high 20 points off of Green Bay's bench. The guard hit 7-of-11 shots from the field, including four of his five three-pointers. The loss ended a four-game winning streak for Green Bay and evened the team's overall and Horizon League  record at .500.

Valparaiso is the hottest team in the conference after winning-straight games. The Crusaders knocked off Milwaukee 60-43 on Friday night, holding the Panthers to just 2-of-21 from long range. Michael Rogers scored 14 points off Homer Drew's bench to lead four double-figure scorers.

Green Bay leads the all-time with the Crusaders 23-15. The two teams split its contests a season ago, with both squads winning on the other's home court. Senior Bryquis Perine (Milwaukee, Wis.) averaged 17.5 points per game against the Crusaders in 2009-10.

To access live stats for Sunday's game, click here. The game will also be carried in the Green Bay area on Kicks 104.9. 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 http://player.cumulusstreaming.com/SLPLayer.aspx?WPCK-FM.

PHOENIX NOTES

• INSIDE THE SERIES: Green Bay leads the all-time with Valparaiso 23-15 and has an 8-10 record in Valpo. The two teams split its contests a season ago, with both squads winning on the other's home court. The Phoenix won 64-58 on the road on Jan. 2, but fell on its home court, losing 84-79 at the Resch Center on Jan. 31. Senior Bryquis Perine averaged 17.5 points per game against the Crusaders in 2009-10.
• TOP-10 OF ALL-TIME: Fletcher's 18 points at Butler Friday night moved the senior into seventh place on the program's all-time scoring list and over 1,500 for his career. Fletcher, who is on pace to finish his career in fifth place all-time, passed Tom Anderson (1975-78) with his effort and now has 1,512 career points. The senior is now 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 recently. Green Bay 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: Seniors Rahmon Fletcher and Bryquis 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 recent four-game winning streak, and combined for 29 points on Friday. The duo scored 31 points in the first half alone in the rout of UIC last Saturday.
• BOARDWORK: Green Bay has had at least as many rebounds as its opponents in eight-straight games and against all eight of its foes in Horizon League play this season. The Phoenix has a league-leading plus-5.0 rebounding margin in conference games this season, and its plus-3.6 rebounding margin overall also leads the conference.

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