YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A late comeback attempt was cut short as the Green Bay men's basketball team fell to the Youngstown State Penguins 63-50.
Cade Meyer came up just short of a double-double, finishing with eight points while pulling down a season-high 10 rebounds for the Phoenix (4-15, 3-7). Kamari McGee and Japannah Kellogg III each chipped in with 10 points. Meyer, Kellogg, McGee, and Lucas Stieber all posted 31 or more minutes. It was the fourth time in the last eight games that McGee has recorded 35 or more minutes.
Nate Jenkins was solid off the bench, matching a season-high eight points and shooting 5-for-6 from the charity stripe in 20 minutes of action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 22-8, Green Bay went on a 7-0 run with 8:15 left in the first half, culminating in a bucket from Emmanuel Ansong to narrow the deficit to 22-15. The Phoenix continued to close the gap closer to halftime, cutting the Youngstown State lead to 24-21 after Jenkins drained a three with 1:36 left. Youngstown State held on to their lead, going in to the intermission up 28-23.
The Penguins once again started the half strong, going on a 14-4 run and constructing a 44-29 advantage after Dwayne Cohill sunk a jumper with 13:42 to go. The Phoenix responded with an 18-8 run of their own, punctuated by a McGee driving layup to make it a 47-52 game with 4:43 left. Youngstown State would have an answer, however, outscoring the Phoenix 11-3 the rest of the way to grab the 63-50 win.
GAME NOTES
» Green Bay cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 10 offensive boards in the game, compared to eight for the Penguins.
» Meyer grabbed six of GB's 10 offensive boards.
» Green Bay got a game-high 10 rebounds from Meyer.
» GB couldn't get it going from beyond the arc, making just two of their 10 shots from deep.
» Each team hauled in 32 rebounds.
» Four different Phoenix recorded a steal.
» GB's bench outscored YSU's 10-4.
» The Penguins' 48.2 shooting percentage was the 11th time this season a GB opponent has shot 45.0-percent or higher.
» Kellogg shot 5-for-7 (71.4-percent) from the field, marking eight times in 11 games he's shot 50.0-percent or better.
» Youngstown State never trailed in Thursday's contest.
COMING UP
The Phoenix will continue their road trip at Robert Morris on Saturday. Stops at Cleveland State and Purdue Fort Wayne will conclude the trip before Green Bay's next home game, which is Wednesday, February 9 when they take on Wright State at the Resch Center.
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