Overview
- Green Bay lost 80–78 after leading by 11 points in the final four minutes of its Horizon League opener at the Resch Center.
- With 35.7 seconds left, Green Bay was whistled for a 10‑second violation before Nikolaos Chitikoudis sank the winning layup with 2.4 seconds remaining.
- Postgame broadcast footage on ESPN+ showed Gottlieb tossing a chair as he exited, a clip that was widely shared on social media.
- After the game, Gottlieb called the finish “embarrassing” and said his team “played like idiots,” while also citing lapses in defending the three‑point line and communication issues.
- The Phoenix are 4–6, already matching last season’s four wins after a 4–28 debut under Gottlieb, and coverage has not reported university discipline related to the incident.