The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team is now two wins away from the CollegeInsider.com Tournament Championship. Five Phoenix players scored in double-figures on Friday night as they knocked off California State University, Bakersfield 80-65 at the Kress Center. Sandy Cohen III put up 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on the night. Bakersfield's Ricky Holden led all scorers with 18 points.
UW-Green Bay will now move on to the CIT semifinals where they will take on Texas Southern at home on Tuesday. The Tigers needed three overtimes to win at Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday to advance. It will be the first time in the program's 50-year history that the Phoenix will be playing a game in April.