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Freeman scores 32 as Milwaukee downs Green Bay 95-84 in Horizon League Tournament

AP
Mar 08, 2024

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) BJ Freeman's 32 points led No. 6 seed Milwaukee over third-seeded Green Bay 95-84 on Thursday night in the Horizon League Tournament.

Milwaukee plays No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky in the semifinals on Monday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.

Freeman also contributed eight rebounds and five assists for the Panthers (19-14). Faizon Fields scored 19 points and added nine rebounds and three blocks. Erik Pratt shot 4 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.

Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix (18-14) in scoring, finishing with 27 points and six assists. Rich Byhre added 19 points and six rebounds for Green Bay. Preston Ruedinger finished with 17 points.

Milwaukee led Green Bay at the half, 39-35, with Pratt (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Freeman's 23-point second half helped Milwaukee finish off the 11-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MIL
Panthers
39
GB
Phoenix
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Faizon Fields vs. Elijah Jones (Panthers gains possession)
19:43		Elijah Jones blocks Dominic Ham's two point layup
19:41		Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
19:22		Faizon Fields shooting foul (Elijah Jones draws the foul)
19:22		Elijah Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:22	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:12		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
19:10		Phoenix defensive rebound
18:51		Erik Pratt blocks Noah Reynolds's two point jump shot
18:49		Noah Reynolds offensive rebound
18:40	+2	Preston Ruedinger makes two point jump shot	0-3
18:30	+3	BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot (Dominic Ham assists)	3-3
18:13		Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot
18:11		Preston Ruedinger offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Rich Byhre makes two point layup	3-5
17:49		David Douglas Jr. personal foul
17:47		BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
17:45		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
17:41		Noah Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Dominic Ham steals)
17:38	+2	Dominic Ham makes two point layup	5-5
17:22		Rich Byhre turnover (bad pass)
17:11	+2	Erik Pratt makes two point layup	7-5
16:36		Noah Reynolds turnover (bad pass)
16:24	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point layup	9-5
16:24		Marcus Hall shooting foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
16:24		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:24		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
16:09		David Douglas Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:07		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Erik Pratt makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists)	11-5
15:57		Phoenix 30 second timeout
15:57		TV timeout
15:43	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup (Clarence Cummings III assists)	11-7
15:33		Erik Pratt misses two point layup
15:31		Marcus Hall defensive rebound
15:26		Erik Pratt personal foul
15:20		Marcus Hall offensive foul
15:20		Marcus Hall turnover (offensive foul)
15:12		BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
15:09		Dominic Ham personal foul
15:09	+3	Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Rich Byhre assists)	11-10
14:44	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	13-10
14:21	+3	Rich Byhre makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	13-13
13:53		Rich Byhre blocks Kentrell Pullian's two point jump shot
13:51		Rich Byhre defensive rebound
13:31		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
13:29		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
13:22		Erik Pratt misses two point layup
13:20		Foster Wonders defensive rebound
13:05		Foster Wonders misses two point layup
13:03		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
12:54	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists)	15-13
12:35		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
12:33		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
12:22		Will Eames shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
12:22		BJ Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:22		BJ Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:22		Clarence Cummings III defensive rebound
12:08		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
12:06		Aaron Franklin defensive rebound
11:58	+2	Langston Wilson makes two point dunk (BJ Freeman assists)	17-13
11:33		Preston Ruedinger misses two point jump shot
11:31		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
11:26		Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot
11:24		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
11:24		Elijah Jones misses two point layup
11:22		Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound
11:10		Langston Wilson misses three point jump shot
11:08		Clarence Cummings III defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Rich Byhre makes two point layup (Clarence Cummings III assists)	17-15
10:40	+2	Langston Wilson makes two point dunk (Elijah Jamison assists)	19-15
10:23		TV timeout
10:11		Will Eames misses two point jump shot
10:09		Langston Wilson defensive rebound
9:53		Elijah Jones shooting foul (Erik Pratt draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-15
9:53	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
9:36		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
9:34		Aaron Franklin defensive rebound
9:27		Langston Wilson misses two point dunk
9:25		Langston Wilson offensive rebound
9:24	+2	Langston Wilson makes two point layup	23-15
9:04		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
9:02		Will Eames offensive rebound
8:55		Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot
8:53		David Douglas Jr. offensive rebound
8:53	+2	David Douglas Jr. makes two point layup	23-17
8:29		Langston Wilson misses two point layup
8:27		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
8:15		David Douglas Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Learic Davis steals)
8:07		Aaron Franklin turnover (traveling)
8:01		Dominic Ham personal foul
7:52	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point jump shot	23-19
7:30	+3	Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (Elijah Jamison assists)	26-19
7:08	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	26-21
6:48	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	28-21
6:23		Elijah Jones misses three point jump shot
6:21		Elijah Jamison defensive rebound
6:16		Faizon Fields turnover (lost ball)
6:16		TV timeout
5:54	+2	Elijah Jones makes two point layup (Noah Reynolds assists)	28-23
5:43	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	30-23
5:33		Noah Reynolds turnover (carrying)
5:20		Will Eames shooting foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
5:20	+1	Faizon Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-23
5:20		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:20		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
4:57	+3	Elijah Jones makes three point jump shot (Preston Ruedinger assists)	31-26
4:48		Elijah Jones personal foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Faizon Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-26
4:48	+1	Faizon Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
4:23		Faizon Fields blocks Clarence Cummings III's two point layup
4:21		Phoenix offensive rebound
4:18		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
4:16		Aaron Franklin defensive rebound
4:02		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
4:00		Langston Wilson offensive rebound
3:51		Aaron Franklin misses two point layup
3:49		Preston Ruedinger defensive rebound
3:45		Erik Pratt personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:32		Rich Byhre misses three point jump shot
3:30		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
3:21	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point dunk (BJ Freeman assists)	35-26
3:01	+2	Preston Ruedinger makes two point layup (Noah Reynolds assists)	35-28
2:48	+2	Kentrell Pullian makes two point layup (BJ Freeman assists)	37-28
2:33		Clarence Cummings III turnover (bad pass) (BJ Freeman steals)
2:25		BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
2:24		Faizon Fields offensive rebound
2:24		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
2:24		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Noah Reynolds defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Foster Wonders makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	37-31
2:10		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Elijah Jamison draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Elijah Jamison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
2:10	+1	Elijah Jamison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-31
1:52	+2	Preston Ruedinger makes two point layup	39-33
1:52		Dominic Ham shooting foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-34
1:43		Elijah Jamison offensive foul
1:43		Elijah Jamison turnover (offensive foul)
1:28		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
1:26		Learic Davis defensive rebound
1:14		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
1:12		Rich Byhre defensive rebound
0:51		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
0:49		Learic Davis defensive rebound
0:42		Kentrell Pullian misses two point layup
0:41		Rich Byhre defensive rebound
0:41		Darius Duffy personal foul (Rich Byhre draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Rich Byhre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-35
0:41		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:41		Rich Byhre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Learic Davis defensive rebound
0:28		Learic Davis misses three point jump shot
0:26		David Douglas Jr. defensive rebound
0:03		Preston Ruedinger misses three point jump shot
0:01		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MIL
Panthers
56
GB
Phoenix
49

Time		Play	Score
19:36	+2	Rich Byhre makes two point layup	39-37
19:36		BJ Freeman shooting foul (Rich Byhre draws the foul)
19:36	+1	Rich Byhre makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-38
19:07		David Douglas Jr. blocks Faizon Fields's two point layup
19:06		David Douglas Jr. defensive rebound
19:06		Dominic Ham personal foul (David Douglas Jr. draws the foul)
18:43	+3	David Douglas Jr. makes three point jump shot (Preston Ruedinger assists)	39-41
18:30		Kentrell Pullian misses two point jump shot
18:28		Rich Byhre defensive rebound
18:20	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	39-43
18:19		Panthers 30 second timeout
18:19		TV timeout
18:10		David Douglas Jr. personal foul
18:07		BJ Freeman misses two point layup
18:05		BJ Freeman offensive rebound
18:05	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	41-43
18:05		Elijah Jones shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
18:05	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-43
17:36		Rich Byhre misses two point layup
17:34		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
17:28	+2	Learic Davis makes two point dunk (Erik Pratt assists)	44-43
17:12		Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot
17:10		Learic Davis defensive rebound
17:03		Elijah Jamison misses three point jump shot
17:01		David Douglas Jr. defensive rebound
16:51	+3	Rich Byhre makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	44-46
16:36		David Douglas Jr. personal foul
16:28	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	46-46
16:20		Learic Davis personal foul
16:02		BJ Freeman shooting foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
16:02		Preston Ruedinger misses regular free throw 1 of 3
16:02	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 2 of 3	46-47
16:02	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 3 of 3	46-48
15:54		Elijah Jamison turnover (lost ball)
15:54		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup (Clarence Cummings III assists)	46-50
15:30	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	48-50
15:30		Clarence Cummings III shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
15:30	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-50
15:14		Erik Pratt shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
15:14	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-51
15:14		Noah Reynolds misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
15:03	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point layup (Erik Pratt assists)	51-51
15:03		Marcus Hall shooting foul (Faizon Fields draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Faizon Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-51
14:36		Faizon Fields blocks Preston Ruedinger's two point layup
14:34		Phoenix offensive rebound
14:33		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
14:29		Noah Reynolds personal foul
14:24	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point layup (Elijah Jamison assists)	54-51
14:10		Will Eames misses three point jump shot
14:08		Learic Davis defensive rebound
14:02		Learic Davis misses two point layup
13:57		Jump ball. Learic Davis vs. Noah Reynolds (Panthers gains possession)
13:57		Learic Davis offensive rebound
13:45		Langston Wilson misses two point jump shot
13:43		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
13:24		Elijah Jones misses two point layup
13:22		Elijah Jamison defensive rebound
13:09		Learic Davis misses two point layup
13:07		Phoenix defensive rebound
12:44	+3	Preston Ruedinger makes three point jump shot (Noah Reynolds assists)	54-54
12:31	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	56-54
12:10		Preston Ruedinger misses two point jump shot
12:08		Learic Davis defensive rebound
12:01	+3	BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot	59-54
11:38		David Douglas Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:36		Erik Pratt defensive rebound
11:29		BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
11:27		Rich Byhre defensive rebound
11:18		Rich Byhre misses three point jump shot
11:16		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
11:09	+2	Langston Wilson makes two point dunk (Erik Pratt assists)	61-54
11:09		Phoenix 30 second timeout
11:09		TV timeout
10:59		Learic Davis personal foul
10:53		Elijah Jones misses two point layup
10:51		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
10:45	+2	BJ Freeman makes two point layup	63-54
10:29		Learic Davis personal foul (David Douglas Jr. draws the foul)
10:29		David Douglas Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:29		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point dunk	65-54
10:00		Marcus Hall turnover (out of bounds)
9:48		Elijah Jones personal foul
9:48	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-54
9:48	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
9:31	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point jump shot	67-56
9:29		Learic Davis turnover (lost ball) (David Douglas Jr. steals)
9:23	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup (David Douglas Jr. assists)	67-58
9:23		Panthers 30 second timeout
9:05		Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot
9:03		Dominic Ham offensive rebound
8:59	+2	Dominic Ham makes two point layup	69-58
8:37		Foster Wonders turnover (out of bounds)
8:25	+2	Erik Pratt makes two point jump shot	71-58
8:07		Foster Wonders misses three point jump shot
8:05		Elijah Jamison defensive rebound
7:56		Faizon Fields turnover (traveling)
7:56		TV timeout
7:44		Elijah Jamison shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
7:44	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-59
7:44	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-60
7:27		BJ Freeman misses two point jump shot
7:26		BJ Freeman personal foul (Elijah Jones draws the foul)
7:26	+1	Elijah Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-61
7:26		Elijah Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:25		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Dominic Ham draws the foul)
7:25	+1	Dominic Ham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-61
7:25	+1	Dominic Ham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
7:14		Dominic Ham shooting foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-62
7:14	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-63
7:02		Elijah Jones shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
7:02	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-63
7:02	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
6:47	+2	Rich Byhre makes two point jump shot	75-65
6:30		Learic Davis misses two point jump shot
6:28		Phoenix defensive rebound
6:08		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
6:06		Elijah Jamison defensive rebound
5:53		Learic Davis misses two point layup
5:51		Faizon Fields offensive rebound
5:51	+2	Faizon Fields makes two point layup	77-65
5:39	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	77-67
5:20	+3	Elijah Jamison makes three point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists)	80-67
5:05		Elijah Jamison personal foul
5:05	+1	Marcus Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-68
5:05	+1	Marcus Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-69
4:55	+2	Elijah Jamison makes two point layup	82-69
4:38	+3	Rich Byhre makes three point jump shot (Preston Ruedinger assists)	82-72
4:37		Phoenix 30 second timeout
4:30		Preston Ruedinger personal foul (Elijah Jamison draws the foul)
4:30	+1	Elijah Jamison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-72
4:30	+1	Elijah Jamison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-72
4:17		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
4:15		Faizon Fields defensive rebound
3:57		Marcus Hall personal foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57		BJ Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:57		BJ Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:57		David Douglas Jr. defensive rebound
3:45		BJ Freeman personal foul (Clarence Cummings III draws the foul)
3:45	+1	Clarence Cummings III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-73
3:45	+1	Clarence Cummings III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-74
3:26	+2	Aaron Franklin makes two point layup (Elijah Jamison assists)	86-74
3:16	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	86-76
3:12		David Douglas Jr. personal foul (Erik Pratt draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-76
3:12	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-76
3:04	+2	Noah Reynolds makes two point layup	88-78
2:51		Kentrell Pullian offensive foul
2:51		Kentrell Pullian turnover (offensive foul)
2:42		Rich Byhre misses three point jump shot
2:40		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
2:20		Noah Reynolds personal foul (Erik Pratt draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-78
2:20	+1	Erik Pratt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-78
2:14		Noah Reynolds misses two point layup
2:12		Phoenix offensive rebound
2:10		David Douglas Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:08		Rich Byhre offensive rebound
2:05		Faizon Fields blocks Preston Ruedinger's two point jump shot
2:03		Elijah Jamison defensive rebound
1:49		Jump ball. Faizon Fields vs. David Douglas Jr. (Phoenix gains possession)
1:49		Faizon Fields turnover (lost ball) (David Douglas Jr. steals)
1:36	+2	David Douglas Jr. makes two point layup	90-80
1:02		Learic Davis misses three point jump shot
1:00		David Douglas Jr. defensive rebound
0:54		Learic Davis shooting foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul)
0:54		Noah Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:54	+1	Noah Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-81
0:54		Rich Byhre personal foul
0:54		Faizon Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Faizon Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-81
0:49		David Douglas Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:47		Erik Pratt defensive rebound
0:34		Rich Byhre personal foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
0:34	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-81
0:34	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-81
0:29		Noah Reynolds misses three point jump shot
0:27		BJ Freeman defensive rebound
0:25		Clarence Cummings III personal foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul)
0:25	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	94-81
0:25	+1	BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	95-81
0:20	+2	Preston Ruedinger makes two point layup	95-83
0:20		Vinko Polovic shooting foul (Preston Ruedinger draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	95-84
0:00		End of period

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Preston Ruedinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1