GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team dropped an 87-56 decision to the UW-Green Bay in an exhibition game Friday night at the Kress Events Center.
It marked the first time since the start of the 2007-08 season that Lawrence had faced a NCAA Division I opponent in an exhibition game.
UWGB got 10 points apiece from Jarvis Williams, Alec Brown, Terry Johnson and Brennan Cougill. The 7-foot-1 Brown also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Sophomore guard Chris Siebert poured in game-high 17 points for the Vikings. Siebert hit 5 of 8 shots from the floor, including 2 of 4 from 3-point range. Siebert also connected on 5 of 6 shots from the foul line.
Max Burgess came off the bench to add nine points, all on 3-pointers, for the Vikings.
The Phoenix used its size inside to dominate the smaller Lawrence lineup. UWGB, which led 44-30 at the half, scored 52 points in the paint.
UWGB limited Lawrence to just 40.4 percent shooting from the floor, including 34.6 percent from beyond the arc. The Phoenix hit on 46.8 percent of its shots from the floor.
Lawrence opens the regular season on Nov. 15 when it travels to traditional power UW-Stevens Point.