GREEN BAY, Wisc. - Senior Marcus Burk scored all 25 of his points in the second half and classmate Jaylen Minnett added 21 as the Jaguars tallied a season-high 80 points and outlasted Green Bay, 80-71 inside Kress Center on Friday night (Feb. 5). Senior Elyjah Goss contributed a season-high 15 points and 11 rebounds for his third straight double-double for the victors. 

The trio combined to score 47 of the Jaguars' 49 second half points as IUPUI (5-7, 4-7 HL) erased a 34-31 halftime deficit. 

"I'm proud of the guys. We fought. The guys are buying in and trusting the basketball philosophy that we have," head coach Byron Rimm II said. "Our guys are confident and think they can win every time we go out there."

"It really felt good, honestly," Minnett said of the Jaguars' fourth win in the last seven games. "It's going to help us with our momentum going into these last few games.

"It's definitely in our mind to be aggressive and to make sure to keep the defense on their toes."

Amari Davis led Green Bay (5-14, 5-10 HL) with 26 points and Emmanuel Ansong closed with 15 points and seven rebounds. 

The game was a see-saw affair throughout as the lead changed hands 20 times in 40 minutes. Green Bay went ahead 66-65 with 3:46 to play when Davis stuck a tough pull-up jumper, but the Phoenix were slow to retreat defensively and Burk snuck ahead for a layup off a Mike DePersia feed. 

The Jags struck a major blow on their next possession when they caught the Green Bay defense in a scramble. Sophomore Nathan McClure turned down an open wing three to find Minnett in the corner for a wide open triple. The Jaguars' all-time leader in makes buried his only three of the night to build a four-point lead and force a Green Bay timeout. 

"I knew that one was going in. I honestly thought (McClure) was going to shoot it, but when he made the pass, I knew it was going in," Minnett said.

"If it wasn't for (McClure) making those shots early, we don't get that one late. They really ran at him on Jaylen's three," Rimm said. 

IUPUI came up with a key defensive stand when Davis missed a midrange jumper and McClure snared the weakside rebound to cap the possession. The Jags relied on Burk and Minnett to ice the game as the duo was flawless at the foul line down the stretch, teaming to hit all 10 of their attempts. 

IUPUI shot 46.2 percent overall and hit 10-of-20 three-point attempts. The Jags hit five first half threes but none came from Minnett or Burk as McClure and Azariah Seay combined on a quintet. The Jags were also stellar at the foul line, hitting 22-of-27 (81.5 percent) attempts. Defensively, IUPUI held Green Bay to 45.3 percent overall, including just 39 percent in the second half. The Phoenix made just 4-of-18 (22.2 percent) from three-point range and was 0-of-6 in the opening half. 

Green Bay turned Burk into a passer to start the game as he assisted on the game's first two buckets as the Jags surged out to a 9-2 lead. Having made just four threes in the season's first 11 games, McClure made three in the game's opening 10-plus minutes as the Jags went ahead 17-12. Green Bay responded with a 9-0 run to take a 21-17 lead. The lead shuffled back-and-forth until the Phoenix ultimately claimed a 34-31 halftime edge when Davis converted a three-point play just before halftime. 

After a scoreless first half, Burk went bananas early in the second half, including scoring 13 straight points at one juncture in just more than four minutes. 

Burk tallied his 25 points on just 5-of-10 shooting and 4-of-7 from three-point range. He hit 11-of-13 free throw attempts and delivered a season-high six assists, all before halftime. Minnett added four boards and three steals to his 21-point night while McClure closed with nine points and five rebounds. 

"I was feeling it in warmups," Burk said. "In the first half, I was just trying to find the open man because they were in the gaps on me heavy.

"But it feels good. I love being efficient - it helps the team tremendously."

Seay tossed in eight points off the bench and DePersia had six assists and no turnovers. 

The win snapped Green Bay's four-game home winning streak and was IUPUI's fourth straight road win in Green Bay.

The same two teams will play again at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday (Feb. 6) in a game that will be broadcast on ESPN3.