Grand Forks, N.D.--The Fighting Sioux (6-3) finish up the first half of their schedule with a brief, two-game road trip that includes stops at Green Bay on Saturday, Dec. 20, and Wichita State on Monday, Dec. 22.

Saturday's game gets underway at 2 p.m. Central and Monday's game tips off at 7 p.m.

Media Information: All Fighting Sioux men's basketball games - home and away - can be heard on Cat Country 100.3 FM and on stations across the Fighting Sioux radio network, with veteran broadcaster Scott Swygman calling the action.

A FREE video webcast of Saturday's game at Green Bay is available at www.HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv. FREE live stats are available at www.UWGBAthletics.com.

A video webcast of Monday's game is available at www.ShockerVision.tv and FREE live stats are available at www.GoShockers.com.

About Green Bay: The Phoenix dropped to 6-4 with a 79-76 overtime loss to Oakland on Thursday. It was Green Bay's first home setback of the season ... Green Bay had four players reacfh double figures in scoring, led by 22 points off the bench by senior G Ryan Tillema ... The Phoenix had trailed by 11 points with 2:55 remaining in the second half before rallying to force extra time ... Prior to the Oakland loss, Green Bay suffered a 77-57 loss at Wisconsin (Dec. 13), a loss that ended a six-game winning streak ... Senior F Mike Schachtner came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points, moving him into eighth place on the school's all-time scoring list. Schachtner went 8-for-8 from the free throw line against the Badgers and has made 28 straight from the line ... Junior G Troy Cotton averages a team-leading 13.7 points per game.

GB Head Coach: Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth ?89) is in his seventh season as Green Bay head coach and is 98-92 (.516).

The All-Time Series With GB: All four of the previous meetings between the two teams occurred during the NCAA Division II postseason in the late 70's and early 80's, with the Sioux and Phoenix each winning twice.

UND's two victories (1976, 1977) came in the NCAA regional final and sent the Sioux to the Elite Eight. Green Bay exacted revenge with victories in the 1979 and 1981 regional championship games.

About Wchita State: The Shockers are 4-5 heading into a Saturday tilt against Northern Arizona ... Wichita State has not played since Dec. 12, when the Shockers downed Gardner-Webb 76-64 behind a career-high 19 points from freshman G Toure' Murray ... Murray's 10.4 points per game this season rank second on the team to junior F Clevin Hannah's 11.7 ppg ... Senior F Ramon Clemente averages 9.4 rebounds per game to lead the Shockers on the boards.

WSU Head Coach: Gregg Marshall (Randolph-Macon ?85) is in his seocnd season as Wichita State head coach.

The All-Time Series With WSU: Monday's game will mark the first meeting between the Sioux and the Shockers.

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