Youngstown State Ends Losing Streak with Win over Detroit

Feb. 4, 2005

UW-Green Bay 69, Cleveland State 62


CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Brandon Morris scored four of his 20 points during a decisive second-half run to lead UW-Green Bay to a 69-62 win over Cleveland State on Thursday night.


Morris hit two jumpers during an 11-0 run that put UW-Green Bay (15-6, 8-3 Horizon League) ahead 39-30 with 15:21 to play. The Phoenix had trailed 28-30 at halftime.


Cleveland State pulled within four on a layup by Omari Westley that made it 64-60 with 1:04 left. But the Vikings missed four straight 3-pointers while UW-Green Bay hit three of its last four free throws.


Benito Flores added 19 points and nine rebounds, while Javier Mendiburu scored 11 for the Phoenix, which outshot the Vikings (7-11, 4-6) 47 percent to 34 percent.


Westley led Cleveland State with 24 points and 12 rebounds, Walt Chavis scored 14 points, and Raheem Moss and Frashon McGee each had 10 points. Mike Redell dished out 10 assists for the Vikings, but missed all seven of his shot attempts.
Box Score

Butler 79, Loyola 51


INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Junior Avery Sheets scored 26 points, including a perfect 7-of-7 on 3-pointers, and Butler stretched a six-point halftime lead into a 79-51 win over Loyola on Thursday.


Sheets, the team's third-leading scorer averaging 10.7 points a game, missed only one shot in the game. He finished 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free-throw line.


A. J. Graves added 16 points including 4-of-4 free throws for Butler (9-11, 4-6 Horizon League). Brandon Polk scored 14 and Bruce Horan added 11.


DaJuan Gouard led Loyola (6-15, 4-7) with 17. Blake Schilb added 11 and Tyrelle Blair had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.


The Bulldogs led 37-31 at the break. Loyola's last lead came less than a minute into the game at 5-2. Butler took the lead for good at 14-11 with 15:40 left in the half.
Box Score

Youngstown State 59, Detroit 55


YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Brian Radakovich completed a three-point play with 35 seconds left and Youngstown State hit four of its final five free throws to beat Detroit 59-55 on Thursday.


The Penguins (4-16, 2-8 Horizon League) were ahead by one point when Radakovich was fouled on his way to the hoop. The forward, who finished with eight points, hit the layup and the foul shot to make the score 56-52.


The two teams traded free throws before a dunk by Detroit's Ryvon Covile cut the Penguins' lead to 57-55 with eight seconds left.


John Barber hit two more free throws four seconds later to give Youngstown State its final margin.


Brandon Cotton scored 20, and Covile had 11 points for Detroit (8-2, 5-5).


Barber finished with 15 points, while Jon Mends and Quin Humphrey each scored 14 for Youngstown State.
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