The Green Bay Phoenix and the Northern Kentucky Norse meet Thursday in college basketball action from BB&T Arena. Green Bay is 2-19 so far this year. The Phoenix are coming off a blowout loss to Robert Morris. As for Northern Kentucky, they’re 13-8 overall and fresh off a win versus Fort Wayne. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Green Bay Phoenix
Green Bay has had a rough year, to put it mildly. The Phoenix’s only wins have come versus IUPUI on December 5 and UMKC on December 10. Green Bay holds an 11-game losing streak, most recently to Robert Morris.
In the Robert Morris game on Saturday, the Phoenix were within two points at the break. Green Bay was destroyed 53-21 in the second half however and lost 72-38. Randy Tucker finished with 11 points and seven rebounds to lead the team.
Northern Kentucky Norse
Over on the Northern Kentucky side, they lost to Kent State, FGCU, TX-Arlington, Toledo, Washington State, FAU and Oakland in their first 16 games. The Norse are 4-1 since then with a lone loss to Milwaukee.
Matched up against Fort Wayne on Saturday, the Norse held a 29-23 edge going into the second half. Northern Kentucky managed a 45-31 run from there and won 74-54. Marques Warrick topped the team on 18 points with five rebounds.
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I’ll probably stick with Northern Kentucky here. The first time these teams met up back on January 14, the Norse cruised to a 74-53 win without too much difficulty. Northern Kentucky has gone 3-1 since then, scoring 74 or more points in three of those four outings. As for Green Bay, it’s tough to find very many positives about this season; it’s been a rough ride. The Phoenix are capable of some decent points totals here and there, but I don’t think they’ll hang around too long against the Norse.