GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) --- Sandy Cohen III scored his 30th point in game-winning fashion on Saturday afternoon, going glass to beat the buzzer and cap a 16-point comeback for Green Bay in its 90-89 win over Cleveland State at the Resch Center. The Phoenix improves to a perfect 3-0 in Horizon League, getting a season-high 30 points from Cohen and 25 points from
JayQuan McCloud.
After trailing 86-75 with 3 minutes left, GB made its dramatic comeback by outscoring the Vikings (5-12, 0-4 HL) 15-3 to close out the game. CSU took a 1-point lead when it hit buried a 3-pointer from the corner, but Cohen and the Phoenix used the final 7 seconds to draw up the game-winner and send the team into celebratory pile.
The Phoenix will take its perfect league record to the Motor City next week, visiting Detroit Mercy (Jan. 10) and Oakland (Jan. 12).
QUICK HITS
- GB trailed by 15 points with 5 minutes left
- McCloud scored a career-high 25 points, a game after scoring 24 points against YSU
- Cohen finished with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals
- CSU shot 10-for-13 from 3-point range in the second half
- GB went 22-for-27 at the free throw line
- GB shot 16-for-31 (51.6 percent) in the second half
- GB had 3 blocks in the final 5 minutes
- McCloud scored 18 points in the second half
- Tyree Appleby led CSU with 27 points, 21 coming in the second half
- Cohen and McCloud combined to go 17-for-30 from the field and 14-for-16 at the free throw line
- GB has scored at least 90 points in three-straight games
- There was a combined 108 points scored in the second half
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