Eugene, Ore. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Trailing by just four points with less than two minutes left in the game, Green Bay went toe to toe with 21st-ranked Oregon on Tuesday night at Matthew Knight Arena, before eventually falling 83-72 in its final game of the 2K Empire Classic. The Phoenix (3-3) finish 2-1 in its Pacific Northwest swing, captured the 2K Subregional Championship and gave the Pac-12's preseason favorite a scare along the way.
 
Down by only four at 74-70 after a Sandy Cohen III 3-pointer, GB was whistled for a foul, leading to a pair of free throws from Oregon. The Ducks then scored five more points to cap off a 7-0 run to escape the potential upset. Cohen finished with a team-high 18 points and six assists, while JayQuan McCloud and ShanQuan Hemphill each added 10 points. 

The Phoenix will now return home for holiday break, returning home for three of its next four games. GB will host Northern Illinois next Wednesday (Nov. 28) in its first game at the Resch Center this season, before welcoming Belmont on Saturday (Dec. 1) for Alumni Day and the Jeff Nordgaard jersey retirement ceremony.
 
QUICK HITS

• GB trailed by as little as four points and by as many as 17 points in the second half
• Sandy Cohen III has now scored in double-figures in five of six games this season
• The Phoenix was whistled for 28 fouls, compared to Oregon's 14
• Oregon shot 42 free throws, while GB shot only 18
• GB attempted 69 field goals in the game, while Oregon shot only 47
• Oregon did not make a field goal the final 4:33, only scored at the free throw line
• The Phoenix was only outscored by two, 45-43, in the second half
• Manny Patterson tied his season-high with nine rebounds
• Jevon Smith and Kameron Hankerson each added 8 points
• GB will face two more Power 5 teams this year, visiting Creighton and Michigan State
• Hemphill received national attention for his dunk on Kenny Wooten, which landed on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays

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