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THE GAME
Wed, Feb. 20, 2008 • 7:30 p.m. (ET) • SDC Gym (3,200)
Michigan Tech (12-12, 7-9 GLIAC)
hosts Northern Michigan (6-10, 7-18 GLIAC)

Radio Broadcast: WKMJ 93.5 FM (Mitch Lake, Brad Salmen)
Video Stream: MichiganTechHuskies.com
Audio Stream: Pasty.net

GEARY RESETS CAREER MARK AGAIN
Less than a week after posting a career-high 17 points at Ferris State (Feb. 9), junior Sean Geary reset his career-high with 18 points last Thursday (Feb. 14) vs. Saginaw Valley State. The junior point guard has averaged 11.5 points per game over the last six games. His scoring average over the first 17 games of the year was 3.0 points.

COACH LUKE VS. NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Head Coach Kevin Luke, who is in his 14th season at Michigan Tech, owns a 21-15 all-time record against Northern Michigan. Luke is the winningest coach in the program's history with a 259-143 all-time record (.644 percentage). The four-time Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1994-95, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04) was the 2002-03 National Coach of the Year.

STROM MOVES UP SCORING CHART
Senior Tim Strom tallied 26 points in two games last week with 10 vs. Saginaw Valley State and a team-high 16 vs. Northwood. The 6-7 forward has improved his career total to 1,081 and is now the 17th-highest scorer in Michigan Tech history.

DECADE OF SUCCESS
Michigan Tech owns one of the most successful programs in the GLIAC since Jan. 1, 2000, with a 170-83 (.672 pct) record. During the decade, the Huskies have won three GLIAC Championships, qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times and participated in the GLIAC Tournament all seven opportunities.

HISTORY VS. NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan have met 192 times on the hardwood with the Wildcats having won 127 of those matchups. The teams have each won 11 times in the 22 games since 2000.

FEDRICK PULLED DOWN 20 REBOUNDS LAST WEEK
Junior Fedrick Bowe racked up 20 rebounds in two games last week to improve his season rebounding average to a team-high 7.1. The 6-5 forward ranks ninth in the league in rebounding. He also owns the team's fourth-best scoring average at 6.6 points per contest.

MAKELA GOES ALL OR NOTHING

Senior Josh Makela tallied a season-high 17 points vs. Saginaw Valley State last Thursday (Feb. 14) with a 5-of-7 mark from the field and 6-of-7 mark from the foul line. The 6-0 guard then went scoreless in Tech's contest vs. Northwood. Makela has three games in double figures this season and 13 games with five points or fewer. His season scoring average is 5.3 points per game.

BALANCED ATTACK
Seven different Huskies have tallied game-high scoring honors this season. Sean Geary, Tim Strom, Robby Springborn, Kris Alpers, Fedrick Bowe Mike Szatko and Don Fowler have all accomplished the feat.

HUSKY BITES
Michigan Tech is 11-2 when leading at the half and 1-10 when trailing. The Huskies are also 8-3 in night games and 3-10 in day contests ... The Huskies have played games in six different states this season (Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin).

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Players Mentioned

Kris Alpers

#43 Kris Alpers

C
6' 9"
Junior
Fedrick Bowe

#40 Fedrick Bowe

F
6' 5"
Junior
Don Fowler

#5 Don Fowler

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Sean Geary

#10 Sean Geary

G
5' 10"
Junior
Josh Makela

#4 Josh Makela

G
6' 0"
Senior
Robby Springborn

#3 Robby Springborn

G
5' 11"
Junior
Tim Strom

#21 Tim Strom

F
6' 7"
Senior
Mike Szatko

#12 Mike Szatko

F
6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kris Alpers

#43 Kris Alpers

6' 9"
Junior
C
Fedrick Bowe

#40 Fedrick Bowe

6' 5"
Junior
F
Don Fowler

#5 Don Fowler

6' 2"
Freshman
G
Sean Geary

#10 Sean Geary

5' 10"
Junior
G
Josh Makela

#4 Josh Makela

6' 0"
Senior
G
Robby Springborn

#3 Robby Springborn

5' 11"
Junior
G
Tim Strom

#21 Tim Strom

6' 7"
Senior
F
Mike Szatko

#12 Mike Szatko

6' 4"
Freshman
F
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