Feb 6, 2003
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Matt Rohde scored 19 points, leading Wisconsin-Green Bay to an 89-56 victory over Cleveland State Thursday night.
Brandon Hansen added 14 points for the Phoenix (8-14, 3-7 Horizon League), and Greg Babcock and Derek Scheidt had 13 points apiece.
Green Bay, shooting 53.4 percent for the game and 45 percent from 3-point range, took a 44-24 halftime lead on the way to the victory.
Cleveland State (7-15, 2-7) was led by Jermaine Robinson with 18 points.
The Vikings shot only 35.8 percent from the field and 23.5 percent from beyond the arc in losing their sixth straight game.
The Phoenix forced 10 Cleveland State turnovers in the first half as they took control.
Rohde got Green Bay going early, nailing three consecutive 3-pointers as Green Bay took a 16-13 lead with 11:12 left in the first half.
Scheidt hit a fourth consecutive Phoenix 3-pointer and scored five points, Mike King added a 3-pointer and freshman Terry Parker scored on a 3-point play, as the Phoenix led 32-13 lead with 4:51 left in the first half.
