Wis.-Milwaukee 65, Green Bay 61

1/20/2008 1:45 AM

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Paige Paulsen had 19 points and nine rebounds as Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 65-61 Saturday night.

Allan Hanson's pair of free throws with 7.8 seconds left sealed the win for Milwaukee, which nearly let a 12-point second-half lead get away before pulling out its third victory on a four-game road trip.

Mike Schachtner led the Phoenix with 18 points, while Ryan Tillema added 14 points in the Horizon League game. Green Bay dropped its third straight game overall and lost at home for the first time all season.

Marcus Skinner finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Panthers.

Skinner also tapped a crucial offensive rebound to teammate Charlie Swiggett with under 10 seconds to play that helped preserve the win.

Ricky Franklin scored 14 points and Hanson finished with 10 for the Panthers, which won in Green Bay for the second straight season.

Randy Berry chipped in 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds for Green Bay.

After a 1-for-6 start and an early 10-4 Green Bay advantage, Milwaukee found its rhythm on offense, hitting 12 of its next 23 to take a 32-28 lead into the half.

That lead stretched to as large as 52-40 after a technical foul on Green Bay's Terry Evans with 10:50 left. The Phoenix whittled the lead down to as little as two points on two separate occasions, but the Panthers never lost the lead.

Milwaukee (10-8 overall, 5-3 Horizon League) endured a six-game losing streak earlier in the season but has won seven of its last eight.

The Phoenix (9-8, 3-4) are 9-1 when leading or tied at the half and winless when trailing at the break, fell to 0-7 when trailing at the break.