GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Fresh off its thrilling 70-68 victory over in-state rival Milwaukee on Monday night, the fourth-place Green Bay men's basketball team will return to the Resch Center floor twice in three days as it welcomes in Youngstown State (Saturday, Feb. 20) and Cleveland State (Monday, Feb. 22).
The Phoenix is amidst a five-game homestand to conclude its regular season, having posted an 8-2 record at its friendly confines this year.
TIP-OFF vs. Youngstown State: Saturday, Feb. 20, 1 p.m. CT (Festival Foods Family Game/Cellcom Headbands)
TIP-OFF vs. Cleveland State: Monday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. CT (Fox Communities Credit Union Winter Hats giveaway)
LOCATION: Resch Center (Green Bay, Wis.)
PROMOTIONS:
Saturday (1 p.m. vs YSU) - Festival Foods Family Game is great fun for the whole crew! Enjoy concession specials like $2 jumbo hotdogs and $1 sodas during the game. Keep your ears warm during winter! First 1,000 fans will receive a winter headband, thanks to Cellcom!
Monday (7 p.m. vs CSU) - Stay warm this winter! The first 1,000 fans will receive a custom Phoenix winter hat, courtesy of Fox Communities Credit Union!
SERIES RECORD:
vs. Youngstown State: The Phoenix is 18-1 all-time against Youngstown State at home, with its only loss coming back on March 4, 2003, 65-61. Since then, Green Bay has rattled off 13 consecutive wins against the Penguins at the Resch Center, eight of which were by double-digits.
In the teams' first meeting of the season on Jan. 9, the Penguins handed Green Bay (then 3-0) its first conference loss of the season behind a 44-point effort from sophomore Cameron Morse, who became the first YSU player to post a 40-point game since 1993. For the full recap from that game, click here.
vs. Cleveland State: On Jan. 7, Green Bay snapped a two-game skid against Cleveland State, after it was swept by the Vikings in the regular season in 2014-15. The Phoenix fell behind 15-2 in the early going, but from that point forward it would control the game on the both ends of the floor to come away with an 87-67 win.
The 20-point win marked the largest margin of victory for Green Bay at the Wolstein Center since Feb. 1998 (66-39). Entering this season, Cleveland State had been the only team to have swept Green Bay in both meetings over the previous two years. The Phoenix now holds a 42-29 edge in the all-time series, including a 24-10 record at home.
WATCH/LISTEN: Both games will be aired locally on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, with Chris Roth and Cordero Barkley on the call, and streamed live on ESPN3 (vs. YSU / vs. CSU). The game can also be heard on WTAQ on Saturday and on WNFL on Monday with Matt Menzl and Mark Daniels behind the mic. Fans can also follow live stats for both games (vs. YSU / vs. CSU).
UP NEXT: After its upcoming Saturday-Monday contests, the Phoenix will welcome UIC (Feb. 26, 7 p.m.) and Valparaiso (Feb. 28, 2 p.m.) in for Bud Light/Alumni Night and Senior Day, respectively.
GREEN BAY GAME NOTES: Youngstown State (PDF) | Cleveland State (PDF)
OPPONENT GAME NOTES: Youngstown State (PDF) | Cleveland State (PDF)
FASTBREAK POINTS
As of Feb. 18, here are some of Green Bay's team ranks nationally:
NCAA STATS RANKINGS
1st – Total Steals (265)
2nd – Free Throws Attempted (767)
3rd – Points Per Game (85.1)
4th– Steals Per Game (9.8)
T-5th – Turnover Margin (+4.5)
6th – Turnovers Forced Per Game (17.1)
• After its win on Monday night against Milwaukee, Green Bay has now alternated wins and losses in each of its past 13 games dating back to Jan. 7. Additionally, the Phoenix has won at least once when scoring in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 100's this season.
• With 998 points coming into play, Fouse is just two points away from becoming the 28th player in program history to record 1,000 career points. Fellow senior Carrington Love became the 27th player to do so after scoring 20 points against Chicago State on Jan. 19.
• Senior Jordan Fouse has accrued 246 career steals as a Phoenix, continuing to distance himself from previous recorder-holder Terry Evans (237, 2005-09) for most in program history.
• Fouse's next steal will re-establish the current Horizon League record for most in an individual career, formerly set by Youngstown State's Kendrick Perry (246) from 2010-14.
• Among all active Division I players, Fouse is second in career steals behind Texas A&M's Alex Caruso (258).
• Fouse also ranks inside the top-10 among all-active D-I rebounding leaders for his career with 957. He recently leaped Dennis Woelffer (947) for first on Green Bay's rebound chart as well.
• As a team, Green Bay has recorded an NCAA-best 265 steals this season as of Feb. 18, which has surpassed the Phoenix's Hall of Fame bound 1993-94 team (249) for most in a single season in program history.
• Love has 65 steals this year, which ranks 10th in the NCAA in steals per game (2.41). The senior is four away from setting the single-season record (prev. 68, Jordan Fouse, 2013-14).
• Both Fouse and Love have played 125 career games in Green Bay uniforms, which ties Cordero Barkley (2006-10) for the 8th most in program history.
• Fouse has not only played but started all 125 games since arriving on campus, which is tied with both Keifer Sykes and Alec Brown for the most in program history.
• As a team, Green Bay's 85.1 PPG average would rank as the third-highest in program history while blowing away the 2013-14 squad (74.3 PPG) for the highest average in the school's Division I era.
• The Phoenix has attempted 767 free throws this season, which ranks second in the NCAA to Howard (784). Green Bay needs to average 14.8 over its remaining four regular season games to eclipse the program record set by the 1970-71 team (826).
• Since the Phoenix's 0-3 start to begin the season, it has gone undefeated after losses, posting a 9-0 record in such games following a 107-77 defeat at Georgia Tech on Nov. 19 in Atlanta, Ga.
• Green Bay is 13-2 this season when tied or leading at the half, while just 3-9 when trailing at the break. The Phoenix is 16-3 when tied or leading with five minutes remaining, and winless (0-8) when trailing that much time remaining. Finally, Green Bay is 13-4 when making more or the same number of free-throws than opponents.
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