Game #2 – Milwaukee 59, Northern Illinois 57
Full Recap and Stats
Player Of The Game: James Haarsma was awfully good Monday night. Fresh off a nine-point, 17-rebound outing against Southwest Minnesota State Saturday, the junior transfer had 15 points and 12 boards Monday. He also made a key 3-pointer late in the second half, his second 3 of the young season.
Key Stats: If the Panthers were going to have a bad night on the offensive end, they picked a good night to do it because their defense was up to the challenge. UWM limited Northern Illinois to just 37 percent shooting for the game while forcing 23 turnovers. NIU also made just two 3-pointers.
News and Notes: Milwaukee is 2-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season … the win was Milwaukee’s 16th true road win in the last two-plus seasons … this was the first of two games against the MAC this season, with the Panthers playing at Western Michigan in early January … James Haarsma has now been in double figures in rebounds in two-straight games. The last player to reach double digits in three-straight games was Marcus Skinner in 2008 … Haarsma also had his first double-double in a Milwaukee uniform … UWM didn’t shoot it well during the second half, making just 8-of-31. That included starting the half 2-of-15 … the Panthers did have four different players reach double figures in points for the second-straight game.
Up Next: UWM is back home for a pair of games this weekend. The Panthers host IUPUI Friday and Texas Southern Sunday.
