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Through 13 games, guard Ricky Franklin leads the team in scoring , assists and steals and is playing a team-high 34.0 minutes per game.

Wednesday, December 23rd, 9:00 p.m. FACTS & STATS: Site: Kohl Center -- Madison, Wisconsin.

To Jon Leuer, it's simple. The post is the easiest spot on the floor to score. But the Wisconsin junior is also showing a steady hand on those short jumpers and fade away shots as he becomes a more consistent threat for the Badgers.

UWM coach Rob Jeter, who was an assistant at Wisconsin for three seasons, says former Badgers star Devin Harris is an example for all players to follow.

Ricky Franklin scored 20 points and Wisconsin-Milwaukee held off Miami, Ohio 68-61 Saturday night after nearly blowing a 19-point lead in the final five minutes.

A It's the most wonderful time of the year to be a college basketball coach. With no classes and just a handful of students milling around on campus, Christmas break offers few distractions and allows coaches to hold practice whenever they want.

Senior guard Ricky Franklin had a big game in the 84-73 victory over North Dakota State Saturday, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting, six rebounds and four assists.

Ricky Franklin scored 19 of his season-high 23 points in the first half Saturday to lead Wisconsin-Milwaukee to an 84-73 victory over North Dakota State.

A little more than three years ago, the rebirth of the series pitting Milwaukee's two Division I college basketball teams, the Marquette Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, against each other created plenty of hard feelings between the schools and furor among their fans.

The UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team isn't trying to kid anyone. The Panthers are fully aware of the pecking order when it comes to Marquette and UWM and the college hoops scene in this city.

Freshman guard Lonnie Boga provided UWM with a much-needed lift in the second half Saturday against Loyola.

It was a frustrating night on a number of fronts for the UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team.

Geoff McKammon scored 18 points and Courtney Stanley added 13 to lead Loyola Chicago to a 69-64 victory against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday night.

I did not believe college basketball's national media would completely dismiss Butler after a couple of losses.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team will open the Horizon League portion of its schedule Thursday night secure in the knowledge that it has added another player to the recruiting class of 2010.

Milwaukee's James Eayrs was named the Horizon League men's basketball player of the week Monday.

Wis.-Milwaukee beats Bowling Green 90-83 in OT Eds: APNewsNow. Wis.-Milwaukee 90, Bowling Green 83, OT.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee tops Colgate 69-60 Eds: APNewsNow. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 69, Colgate 60.

The UW-Milwaukee men's basketball team will be looking to put together a complete game and gain a victory or two when it returns to the NIT Season Tip-off tournament this week at Fort Worth, Texas.

James Eayrs scored 21 points and Ricky Franklin put up a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Division II Hillsdale 62-54 on Saturday.