UWGB preview
Who: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (13-7 overall, 7-3 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State (4-17, 0-10).
When: 6 p.m. today.
Where: CSU Convocation Center (13,610); Cleveland.
Radio: WTAQ (1360 AM); Internet broadcast on
www.wtaq.com
Coaches: UWGB — Tod Kowalczyk (23-27, second season); CSU — Mike Garland (first season).
All-time series: UWGB leads the series, 26-19, and won 70-69 at the Resch Center on Jan. 3. UWGB has won four of the last five meetings.
Probable starters: UWGB — F, Kevin Hughes (6-7, sr.) 6.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg; Tyler Koenig (6-8, fr.) 3.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg; G, Matt Rohde (6-2, jr.) 10.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg; Terry Parker (6-2, so.) 10.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg; Brandon Morris (6-1, jr.) 10.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg.
CSU — F, Omari Westley (6-7, jr.) 15.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg; Luke Murphy (6-8, fr.) 2.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg; C, Patrick Tatham (6-6, fr.) 3.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg; G, Jermaine Robinson (6-2, sr.) 20.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg; Victor Morris (6-0, fr.) 5.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg.
UWGB update: Hughes will start in place of injured freshman Josh Lawrence (headaches). It will be Hughes’ first start in nearly two years. Lawrence also will miss Saturday’s game at Youngstown State. Hughes is fifth on the team in scoring behind Mike King (10.8 ppg), Morris, Parker and Rohde. UWGB has a 4-6 road record, including 3-2 in conference road games. The Phoenix leads the league in field goal percentage defense (.422) and ranks third in scoring defense (64.2 ppg). It is also the top 3-point shooting team in the league, hitting 39.3 percent of its 3s.
CSU update: The Vikings have lost 15 straight games, have not won since Dec. 13 and are down to just seven available scholarship players. Guard Percell Coles and center Walt Waters have been declared ineligible for the rest of the season, while guard Walt Chavis and center Pape Badiane are both out (broken hand). Chavis, Coles and Walters combined for 27 points and 19 rebounds in the first game against Green Bay. Robinson ranks second to UWM’s Dylan Page among the league scoring leaders.
