#HLMBB Roundup: Feb. 24
Lance Rinker
TODAY’S RESULTS (Saturday, Feb. 24)
Green Bay 107, at Detroit Mercy 97
at Oakland 72, Milwaukee 70
Cleveland State 99, at Youngstown State 94 (2OT)
(Feb. 24, 2018) — Green Bay, Oakland, and Cleveland State earned victories on Saturday night — the second-to-last night of #HLMBB regular-season play. Sandy Cohen III and Khalil Small combined to score 57 points for Green Bay as the Phoenix upended Detroit Mercy, 107-97. Two nights after scoring a career-high 39 points, Oakland’s Kendrick Nunn recorded his 11
th 30-plus-point outing, tallying 37 points to help Oakland come from behind to beat Milwaukee, 72-70. Cleveland State, aided by Bobby Word’s seven 3-pointers, outlasted intrastate rival Youngstown State, 99-94 in two overtimes.
Green Bay Stays Hot From Beyond the Arc, Pours in 107 Points in Win at Detroit Mercy
(Courtesy of GreenBayPhoenix.com) —
DETROIT — Continuing its hot shooting from beyond the arc and putting in another total team effort, Green Bay scored its most points against a Division I opponent this season, shooting past Detroit Mercy 107-97 at Calihan Hall in its regular season finale. The Phoenix (12-19, 7-11 HL) buried 14 3-pointers, two days after setting the program record with 15 at Oakland, and received three 20-plus point scoring efforts from a trio of players.
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SENIORS LEAD OAKLAND TO 72-70 WIN OVER MILWAUKEE
(Courtesy of GoldenGrizzlies.com) —
ROCHESTER, Mich. — Nick Daniels scored 13 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed a team high eight rebounds as the Oakland men's basketball team defeated Milwaukee in a 72-70 thriller on senior day. Daniels has now scored in double figures in six of his last seven games, and Oakland is 11-2 when he scores in double figures this season. Kendrick Nunn scored a game high 37 points, netting seven threes and grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists. Nunn recorded his 11th 30-point game of the season, which leads the NCAA.
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Five Score in Double Figures as Vikings Win at Youngstown State, 99-94, in Double OT
(Courtesy of CSUVikings.com) —
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Cleveland State rallied late to force overtime and survived a pair of game-winning shot attempts by Youngstown State and defeated the Penguins, 99-94, in double overtime in the regular season finale on Saturday night at the Beeghly Center. The Vikings improved to 9-22 overall and 6-12 in the Horizon League, while the Penguins fell to 8-23 overall and 6-12 in the League.
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UPCOMING SLATE
Sunday, Feb. 25
Northern Kentucky at IUPUI (1:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
Wright State at UIC (6:00 PM ET – ESPN3)
MOTOR CITY MADNESS
The 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2-6 at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.
Tickets can be purchased now at campus box offices or at
HorizonLeague.com.
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use development that unites eight world-class theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live, work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions — The District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional sports teams in one downtown core in the country.