Box Score

The Detroit Titans men's basketball team dropped its second straight conference game as it fell to Green Bay, 57-46, on Saturday night.

The Titans (2-5, 0-2 HL) fell behind right from the start as Green Bay took an early 7-2 lead. Detroit fought back to knot the game at 7-7 at the 14:52 mark, but then went the next five minutes without scoring as the Phoenix tallied eight straight points to go out in front, 15-7.

Green Bay (5-2, 2-0 HL) would later extend its advantage to as many as 11, 23-12, but eight unanswered points by the Titans got the red, white and blue back within three, 23-20, with 17 minutes left in the game. The Phoenix then went on a 23-2 spurt to break the game wide open, taking a 46-22 lead with 11 minutes left.

Detroit did have one final run left in it. Trailing by 17, 55-38, with four minutes to go, senior Chris Hayes (Chicago, IL/Mt. Carmel) hit two 3-pointers and junior Thomas Kennedy (Detroit, MI/Southeastern) netted a bucket and the Titans were down by only nine, 55-46 with 1:35 showing on the clock. Detroit even forced a turnover on the next Green Bay possession, but that was followed by a Titan turnover with 50 seconds left in the game. A pair of late free throws by the Phoenix then closed out the night.

Kennedy was the high scorer on the night for Detroit ending the contest with nine points and five rebounds. Hayes and junior Eulis Stephens (Detroit, MI/Southeastern) had seven apiece, while freshman Donavan Foster added six.

Detroit will have a week of as the Titan student-athletes tend to finals. UDM returns to the court next Sunday, Dec. 14, when it concludes its three-game road stretch against the Falcons of Bowling Green.