http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/players/kyle_kelm/138375 Recent articles about Kyle Kelm en-us COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Frank Martin patiently explained several things people should know about him as South Carolina's new basketball coach. One of the biggest, he stressed, is he doesn't get down on his guys, no matter how much he yells or glares during games. So Martin wasn't surprised when South Carolina guard Brenton Williams rebounded from a late tongue-lashing from the coach to score 12 of his 14 points in overtime, leading the Gamecocks to an 82-75 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday in Martin's debut. "I might substitute during games, but I don't lose faith in my players," Martin said. Williams rewarded Martin's faith in the extra period. He made back-to-back layups to stretch the lead to 74-68 then went 8-of-8 from the foul line to keep the Gamecocks (1-0) out front. Martin soaked in the cheers when the game ended, congratulated his players and took a couple of deep breaths after a moment he'd been waiting for since accepting the job in March. "It's always Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:07:42 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/martin_wins_gamecocks_debut_in_ot_82_75/12187579 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/martin_wins_gamecocks_debut_in_ot_82_75/12187579 Martin wins Gamecocks debut in OT, 82-75 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/martin_wins_gamecocks_debut_in_ot_82_75/12187579 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It's a safe bet that Butler will do everything possible to make it difficult on UW-Milwaukee's perimeter shooters in a second-round Horizon League tournament game Friday night. The Panthers have won five consecutive games thanks in large part to outstanding three-point shooting, particularly from senior forward Tony Meier and junior guard Paris Gulley. Meier has made 19 of 32 three-point shots over that span and Gulley has made 17 of 33. Together, they've accounted for 41.2% of the Panthers' offense. If the Bulldogs clamp down on them, can the Panthers adjust? "Tony Meier might not get as many looks as he's been getting," said UWM coach Rob Jeter. "But the things we do open up certain opportunities. Sometimes they might be inside and sometimes they might be other guys on the perimeter." Milwaukee (20-12) faces Butler (19-13) at the Valparaiso (Ind.) Athletics-Recreation Center. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. The winner meets top-seeded Valparaiso on its home court in the semi Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:46:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/butler_will_be_on_attack_uwm_basketball_panthers_face_tough_bulldogs_defense/10224628 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/butler_will_be_on_attack_uwm_basketball_panthers_face_tough_bulldogs_defense/10224628 Butler will be on attack | UWM BASKETBALL Panthers face tough Bulldogs defense http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/butler_will_be_on_attack_uwm_basketball_panthers_face_tough_bulldogs_defense/10224628 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tony Meier made two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining to give Milwaukee an 86-84 victory against Cleveland State on Tuesday night. Meier, who scored 15 points, was fouled on a 3-point attempt. He made the first two shots but missed the third for the Panthers (16-12, 9-7 Horizon League). James Haarsma had 25 points and made five 3-point shots for Milwaukee. Paris Gulley added 17 points, Kyle Kelm 13 and Kaylon Williams 12. Trevon Harmon scored 27 points and Jeremy Montgomery 15 for the Vikings (20-7, 10-5), who rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit but could not prevent their conference regular-season title hopes from taking a hit. Valparaiso (19-9, 12-4) defeated Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday and holds the tiebreaker over Cleveland State. The Crusaders can clinch first place by beating Loyola Chicago on Feb. 21. Milwaukee made 33 of 40 free-throw attempts; Cleveland State was 20 of 24. Charlie Lee had 14 points and Anton Grady 10 for the Vikings, who shot 28 of 46 (60.9 percent) from the field. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:23:40 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_86_cleveland_st_84/9927649 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_86_cleveland_st_84/9927649 Milwaukee 86, Cleveland St. 84 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_86_cleveland_st_84/9927649 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Paris Gulley hit six 3-pointers, scoring 20 points, and Milwaukee beat Green Bay 81-75 on Saturday. Kaylon Williams had 16 points and eight assists, Kyle Kelm had 14 points and James Haarsma scored 11 for Milwaukee, which led most of the way though never by more than 10 points. The Panthers (15-10, 8-5 Horizon) were 12 for 23 from 3-point range, with Gulley missing only once from beyond the arc and seven players connecting on at least one 3-pointer. Keifer Sykes led the Phoenix (9-13, 5-7) with 25 points. Alec Brown had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Green Bay, and Kam Cerroni added 17 points. Both teams had 27 field goals, but the Phoenix only had four 3-pointers. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:52:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_81_green_bay_75/9765742 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_81_green_bay_75/9765742 Milwaukee 81, Green Bay 75 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_81_green_bay_75/9765742 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Kendrick Perry scored 30 points and Youngstown State defeated Milwaukee 73-65 Tuesday night. Perry was 9 of 16 from the floor, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Damian Eargle and DuShawn Brooks scored 14 points each for the Penguins (12-9, 7-4 Horizon), who completed a sweep of their Horizon League rivals. Youngstown State won 68-66 at home on Jan. 20. This time, the Penguins led 35-28 at halftime and led by as many as 18 points in the second half. Kaylon Williams had 17 points for the Panthers (14-10, 7-5), and contributed five assists and six rebounds. Kyle Kelm had 12 points and five rebounds and Tony Meier added 10 points for the Panthers. Milwaukee held a brief lead at 18-17, but that was all as it lost for just the third time at home in 13 games this season. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:56:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/youngstown_st_73_milwaukee_65/9700774 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/youngstown_st_73_milwaukee_65/9700774 Youngstown St. 73, Milwaukee 65 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/youngstown_st_73_milwaukee_65/9700774 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Matt Stainbrook had 21 points and eight rebounds and Demetrius Ward added 17 points to lead Western Michigan to a 72-61 victory against Milwaukee on Tuesday night. Austin Richie and Nate Hutcheson scored 10 points each for the Broncos (6-8) in their final tuneup before the start of Mid-American Conference play. Paris Gulley had 16 points, Kyle Kelm 15 and Tony Meier 13 for Milwaukee (10-6). Kaylon Williams dished out 12 assists. Stainbrook's tip-in with 7:28 remaining gave Western Michigan the lead for good, 51-49. The Panthers went scoreless for 3:57 as free throws by Stainbrook and Richie helped the Broncos build a seven-point cushion. Milwaukee got within four points on Kelm's 3-pointer, but Hutcheson hit from behind the arc with 1:34 left to make it 62-55. With the Panthers forced to foul, Western Michigan pulled away at the free-throw line. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:24:58 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/w_michigan_72_milwaukee_61/9113842 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/w_michigan_72_milwaukee_61/9113842 W. Michigan 72, Milwaukee 61 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/w_michigan_72_milwaukee_61/9113842 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png For the first time in 31 seasons, three teams finished the Horizon League regular season tied for first place last February. Milwaukee, Butler and Cleveland State all finished 13-5 (Milwaukee got the nod, however, for sweeping Butler during the season), and Valparaiso, at 12-6, was just a step behind. Two of those four teams were each taken down by a team that finished among the league's bottom three during the regular season (2-16 Youngstown State took down Butler and 7-11 Loyola Chicago beat Milwaukee). That's a lot of parity. This season it's more of the same, and perhaps, to an even greater extent. The league's 18 games played so far have been decided by an average of 5.8 points, and seven games of those have been decided by three points or less. Nine of the ten teams have at least one win, and no team is undefeated. Six teams are either 3-1 or 2-1. So, who's in it to win it? This isn't the 2009-2010 season; there are at least four conte... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:03:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/another_parity_party_in_the_horizon_league/9114112 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/another_parity_party_in_the_horizon_league/9114112 Another Parity Party in the Horizon League http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/another_parity_party_in_the_horizon_league/9114112 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Junior Cadougan tied his career high with 15 points and No. 10 Marquette beat cross-town rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the 39th straight time, 64-50 on Thursday night. Darius Johnson-Odom and Davante Gardner added 12 points each for Marquette (11-1), which was coming off its first loss of the season Monday at LSU. Cadougan also had a career-high seven rebounds. Ryan Allen led Milwaukee (9-4) with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and Kaylon Williams had 11 points. Marquette's 39-game winning streak against Milwaukee is the second-longest involving two Division I teams. Syracuse has beaten Colgate 45 straight times. The series dates to 1917, and Marquette's 75-72 victory last season was the closest game in series history. This one also had the look of a rivalry, with physical and sometimes sloppy play on both ends. The teams combined for 41 fouls, including three technicals. Gardner had three fouls in the half - two on one play, as he followed a hard foul on an alley-oop attempt by Allen wi Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:52:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/no_10_marquette_64_milwaukee_50/8904952 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/no_10_marquette_64_milwaukee_50/8904952 No. 10 Marquette 64, Milwaukee 50 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/no_10_marquette_64_milwaukee_50/8904952 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With Butler rebuilding this season, the bright lights of the national spotlight are turned away from the Horizon League. That's made the conference landscape a little blurry with no clear-cut favorite heading into the bulk of conference play. Cleveland State, however, has emerged as a strong contender to unseat the Bulldogs, who have made the NCAA tournament five straight years. In their season opener, the Vikings travelled to then seventh-ranked Vanderbilt and upset the Commodores 71-58. Five straight wins to start the season made Cleveland State look like it might be the favorite to win the Horizon League, but a 63-53 loss to an inferior Hofstra team was cause to question the Vikings' consistency. Though they've rebounded to win five straight, all have been against opponents they were expected to beat, including squeaking by 45-43 at Wright State. It would be fortuitous to disregard Butler as a legitimate conference contender. Though the Bulldogs have had a rough start record-wise, their ou Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:07:18 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/horizon_league_wide_open_for_cleveland_state/8775403 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/horizon_league_wide_open_for_cleveland_state/8775403 Horizon League wide open for Cleveland State http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/horizon_league_wide_open_for_cleveland_state/8775403 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Aside from back-to-back defeats to two of the better teams in the country, Wisconsin has handled its opponents with relative ease. It hasn't faced much difficulty in its series with in-state rival Milwaukee, either. The No. 14 Badgers look for a 19th consecutive victory over the Panthers as the teams meet at US Cellular Arena on Tuesday night. Three days after falling 60-57 at No. 5 North Carolina, Wisconsin (8-2) suffered a 61-54 defeat to then-No. 16 Marquette on Dec. 3. The Badgers, though, have outscored teams by an average of 30.3 points in their eight wins. Much of Wisconsin's success can be attributed to its stellar defensive play. The Badgers rank first in the country with an average of 44.9 points allowed. Wisconsin's defensive prowess was on display during Saturday's 62-51 victory over usually high-scoring UNLV. The Badgers held the Runnin' Rebels to nearly 30 points below their season average and limited them to a season-worst 39.1 percent from the floor. "I'll te Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:20:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/taylor_seeks_higher_percentage_in_milwaukee/8701120 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/taylor_seeks_higher_percentage_in_milwaukee/8701120 Taylor seeks higher percentage in Milwaukee http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/taylor_seeks_higher_percentage_in_milwaukee/8701120 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/be3aab0eea8b43c31a8b6e02bba62d2a2d83584d/mini/Purdue_Boilermakers_v_e5e4.jpg Kyle Kelm scored 18 points and Milwaukee edged Illinois-Chicago 73-71 in overtime Saturday for its best start since 1992-93. James Haarsma added 14 points and Kaylon Williams 13 points and five assists for the Panthers (7-1, 2-0 Horizon). Ryan Allen had nine rebounds. After the Flames (2-5, 0-2) took their only lead when Paris Carter's two free throws made it 59-58 with 20 seconds left. Williams forced overtime with a foul shot with 8 seconds left. The Panthers never trailed in overtime. Gary Talton led UIC with 18 points. Carter hit 14 and Darrin Williams 10. Milwaukee was ahead 51-40 with just 4:45 to play, but the Flames' 12-3 run trimmed it to 54-52 with 2:05 left. Allen put the Panthers up 58-53 with 45 seconds to go before Carter and Talton scored and Carter hit his free throws to give Illinois-Chicago the lead. Then Williams forced overtime. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:05:22 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_73_ill_chicago_71/8490211 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_73_ill_chicago_71/8490211 Milwaukee 73, Ill.-Chicago 71 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_73_ill_chicago_71/8490211 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Ryan Allen scored 14 points, Kyle Kelm added 13, and Wisconsin-Milwaukee rolled to a 59-41 win Thursday night over Loyola of Chicago in the Horizon League opener for both teams. Kaylon Williams had 12 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Panthers (6-1), who led by only four at halftime before running away with the game in the second half. Walt Gibler scored 13 for the Ramblers (1-5), and Ben Averkamp had 12. Milwaukee, the defending Horizon champion, dominated inside, outscoring Loyola 34-8 in the paint and 16-2 on second-chance points. The Panthers outrebounded the Ramblers 42-20. Milwaukee led by just three, 25-22, after a 3-pointer by Loyola's Chim Kadima two minutes into the second half. But a 21-7 run over the next 10 minutes put the Panthers in control, and the Ramblers never got within single digits the rest of the way. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:48:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_59_loyola_of_chicago_41/8455423 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_59_loyola_of_chicago_41/8455423 Milwaukee 59, Loyola of Chicago 41 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_59_loyola_of_chicago_41/8455423 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Kaylon Williams scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers, as Milwaukee continued its hot streak by smashing Texas Southern 73-38 on Sunday. Sparked by two straight 3-pointers from Ja'Rob McCallum, the Panthers (4-0) got off to a 17-0 lead. They led by double figures the rest of the way, shooting 43 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc. Milwaukee's Kyle Kelm led the game in rebounds, pulling down 10. McCallum finished with 14 points on four 3-pointers and a pair of free throws. The Panthers are off to their best start since 2004, when they opened with six straight wins. Lawrence Johnson-Danner led the Tigers (1-3) with 13 points while Omar Strong added 10. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:24:28 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_73_texas_southern_38/8225191 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_73_texas_southern_38/8225191 Milwaukee 73, Texas Southern 38 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_73_texas_southern_38/8225191 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Kyle Kelm and Ryan Allen scored 14 points apiece as Milwaukee pulled away in the second half to defeat IUPUI 62-49 on Friday night. James Haarsma added 11 points and Evan Richard 10 for the Panthers, who notched their first 3-0 start since the 2004-05 season. Kaylon Williams had game highs of eight assists and eight rebounds. Marcellus Barksdale was the only player in double figures for the Jaguars (1-2), scoring 12. Trailing 31-23 at intermission, the Jaguars opened the second half on an 8-0 run and tied the game on Stephen Thomas' basket with 17:34 to go. But Allen's layup with 15:01 left broke a 35-35 tie, and Milwaukee outscored IUPUI 27-14 to coast home. The Jaguars shot just 15 of 50 (30 percent) and were outrebounded 40-28. The game was part of the Spartan Classic constructed by Michigan State. . Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:26:54 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_62_iupui_49/8191468 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_62_iupui_49/8191468 Milwaukee 62, IUPUI 49 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_62_iupui_49/8191468 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png James Haarsma had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as Wisconsin-Milwaukee repelled Northern Illinois 59-57 on Monday night. Ja'Rob McCallum scored 12 points and Kyle Kelm and Ryan Allen had 10 apiece for the Panthers (2-0). Kaylon Williams added eight points and six assists. Tim Toler led the Huskies (0-2) with 11 points. Ten players scored for Northern Illinois, which played its home opener. Ryan Haggerty's 3-pointer with 9 seconds left in the half gave the Panthers their largest lead at 35-21. But the Huskies clawed back, and Toler put Northern Illinois ahead 40-39 with a jumper with 11:01 to go. But seven straight points by Kelm made it 46-42 with 9:22 to play. Neither team shot well. Northern Illinois was 20 of 54 (37 percent) and Wisconsin-Milwaukee 20 of 55 (36.4). The Huskies committed 23 turnovers and the Panthers 15. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:02:49 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_59_n_illinois_57/8099092 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/milwaukee_59_n_illinois_57/8099092 Milwaukee 59, N. Illinois 57 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/milwaukee_59_n_illinois_57/8099092 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png