VICTORY OVER UIC!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! Santa brings UWM a route over HL rivals UIC.

Great game all around...especially Kadima who added a killer spark off the bench! This was amazing, I personally thought the game was going to be close at best, but we really put it together! The HL is scared right now of the panthers after this brilliant performance.

The alumni were outstanding tonight, as were the students who attended. Finally we had a great home court advantage at the Arena. The fans made the difference, and it was pretty clear as we took Bailey out of the game entirely. AIR BALL, AIR BALL!

Perfect game to start the season...things were going so well by late second half I almost thought the band might actually get their sticks out of their butts and march in with a victory song! ;D

...ON TO THE CABLE CAR CLASSIC!

GO MILWAUKEE!

Later,
UWMfreak

[johnjaymilwaukee]

Box: UWM 78, UIC 62
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Front Page news
Senior propels Panthers to impressive victory

By DAN MANOYAN
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Posted: Dec. 23, 2003

In watching tape of UW-Milwaukee's non-conference schedule, Illinois-Chicago coach Jimmy Collins correctly noted that the Panthers looked like the same team they played against last season. . . . but then again, they didn't.

"...Different faces, same game," Collins summarized.

Well not all the faces are different. Collins has seen Dylan Page before.


DAN MANOYAN's article continues at:

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From the Dec. 24, 2003 editions of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



UWM Claims Impressive Win In League Opener
Panthers handle pre-season league favorite UIC

Dec 23, 2003

MILWAUKEE - Dylan Page scored 25 points and Ed McCants added 21 Tuesday night as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Illinois-Chicago 78-62 Tuesday at the U.S. Cellular Arena in the Horizon League opener for both teams.

The Panthers broke a 46-all tie early in the second half with a 17-4 run and then led by as many as 20 points down the stretch.

Chris Hill added 10 points for the Panthers (5-3, 1-0 Horizon), who opened the league season with a win for the third-straight year.


The panther.com article continues at:

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For openers, UIC loses
Poor shooting thwarts Flames

By Mike Pankow
Tribune staff reporter

December 23, 2003, 11:23 PM CST

MILWAUKEE -- When Illinois-Chicago arrived at its Tuesday morning shootaround at U.S. Cellular Arena, there were no basketballs at the site.

Maybe missing out on the practice hurt the Flames Tuesday night when Wisconsin-Milwaukee came away with a 78-62 victory in both teams' Horizon League opener.

The Flames shot just 43 percent, down from the previous two games of better than 50 percent, including a 61-percent effort against Northwestern last Saturday.


Mike Pankow's article continues at:

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Men's Basketball Falls At UW-Milwaukee, 78-62
Cedrick Banks tallies 19 points in a losing effort.

Dec. 23, 2003

Milwaukee, Wis. - The was no Holiday cheer at U.S. Cellular Arena for the UIC men's basketball team on Tuesday night, as host UW-Milwaukee used a 20-2 second-half run to earn a 78-62 victory in the Horizon League opener for both schools.

The Flames (9-3, 0-1) trailed by just one, 51-50, with 14:21 left in the game, but the Panthes (5-3, 1-0) up the pressure, forcing UIC into eight turnovers in the next six-plus minutes to pace their surge, which left them with a 71-52 lead they would never relinquish. The Flames would finish the game with 21 total turnovers.

Senor Dylan Page (25 points) and junior Ed McCants (21 points) paced UW-Milwaukee's offensive attack.


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