UW-Milwaukee Downs Purdue in Wednesday Men's Basketball

Jan. 27, 2005

UW-Milwaukee 73, Purdue 68


WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Ed McCants scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half to lead UW-Milwaukee to a 73-68 victory over Purdue on Wednesday night.


McCants hit a 3-pointer to spark an 11-1 run midway through the second half that gave the Panthers (15-4) their first lead and propelled them to their eighth win in a row.


Adrian Tigert added 17 points for the Panthers, who hounded the reeling Boilermakers with a tenacious full-court press.


Carl Landry had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Purdue (4-13), but did most of his damage in the first 22 minutes and faded down the stretch as the Boilermakers lost for the seventh time in a row.


Purdue was up by as many as 11 points in the first half and led for the first 27 minutes before the Panthers made their run.


McCants got things going, then Tigert and Chris Hill followed with 3-pointers. McCants capped the run with a reverse layup for a 61-52 lead with under nine minutes to play.


Landry dominated the action early, scoring 11 points in the first 10 minutes as Purdue jumped out to a 22-11 lead.


But the Panthers' full-court pressure started getting to the Boilermakers, creating turnovers to fuel a 9-2 run that got UW-Milwaukee back in the game. Purdue committed 12 turnovers in the first half and 19 for the game.


Joah Tucker had 11 points for UW-Milwaukee. Boo Davis scored 15 and sealed the Panthers' first win over a Big Ten team since 1992 win with a 3-pointer with 57 seconds to go.


David Teague scored 15 points and Brandon McKnight scored all 12 of his points in the first half for Purdue.


Box Score

UW-Green Bay 60, Detroit 54


DETROIT (AP) -- Matt Rohde scored 27 points Wednesday to lead UW-Green Bay past Detroit 60-54.


The win kept the Phoenix (13-5, 6-2) alone in second place in the Horizon League.


Brandon Cotton scored 12 points to lead Detroit (7-11, 4-4), which lost its third consecutive league game. The taller Titans were outrebounded 35-26.


Green Bay hit six of its 11 3-point attempts in the second half to take control of the game and finished 9-for-18 from behind the arc. Josh Lawrence connected on one of those triples five minutes into the half to give Green Bay a lead it wouldn't lose. Lawrence finished with 11 points.


The Titans cut the margin to three points with 10 minutes to play, but Rohde stifled the rally by converting a three-point play, then hitting a 3-pointer. Detroit, which made just 34 percent of its field-goal attempts, closed the final score with an eight-point flurry in the final minute.


The teams were a combined 14-for-43 from the field in a low-scoring first half. Detroit's Zach Everingham hit a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to send the squads to the break tied at 21.
Box Score

Loyola 71, Youngstown State 50


CHICAGO (AP) -- Anthony Smith and DaJuan Gouard scored 14 points apiece Wednesday night to lead Loyola to a 71-50 Horizon League victory over Youngstown State.


The Ramblers (6-13, 4-5 Horizon League) also got 11 points and seven assists from Blake Schilb and 10 points from Majak Kou.


Loyola held a 34-19 lead at halftime and Youngstown State failed to overcome that deficit in the second half.


The Ramblers shot 51 percent shooting from the field while holding Youngstown State to just 40 percent.


Youngstown State (3-16, 1-8) guard Quin Humphrey led all players with 20 points, but the only other Penguin in double figures was Zach Silverman with 10.
Box Score

Wright State 72, UIC 61


DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- DaShaun Wood scored 28 points Wednesday night, including a pair of baskets in a late run that helped Wright State hold on for a 72-61 victory over UIC.