GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -Rodney Pierce scored 29 points to lead Buffalo in a 71-65 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay Tuesday night.

Pierce and John Boyer each hit 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and Pierce hit 6 of 6 free throws. The Bulls (6-3) shot 11 of 12 from the free-throw line (92 percent).

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Rahmon Fletcher scored 19 points to lead Green Bay (10-4), and Bryquis Perine added 14 points. Troy Cotton hit four 3-pointers to chip in 12 points for the Phoenix.

The Bulls outrebounded Green Bay 43-32. They forced 14 turnovers, which they converted for 18 points. Buffalo committed 11 turnovers for 12 Green Bay points.

Green Bay built a nine-point lead with five minutes remaining in the first half, but Buffalo clawed back to take a two-point lead, 37-35, into halftime.