GREEN BAY, Wis. – Cade Meyer scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds en route to his second career double-double but the Green Bay men's basketball fell 59-47 to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at home on Thursday.
The Phoenix (3-23, 2-13 HL) had 38 of its 47 points scored by the trio of Meyer, Davin Zeigler, and Clarence Cummings III.
Oakland (11-15, 9-6 HL) got the win on the back of a double-double from Trey Townsend, who scored 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Oakland jumped out to an early 8-2 lead before the Phoenix roared back with an 8-1 run of its own, highlighted by a pair of Zeigler triples, to take a 10-9 lead. After that, however, GB went cold, and the Golden Grizzlies opened up a 25-12 lead with 4:18 to go in the half. Cummings added three free throws in the half's closing moments to bring Green Bay's deficit back down to 11. The Phoenix trailed 29-18 at halftime.
Green Bay came out of halftime clicking on all cylinders, going on a 9-0 run to shrink the deficit to 29-27 with 17:49 to go. Cummings chipped in seven points in the first four minutes of the half. The Phoenix then went on an 11-minute scoring drought from 14:51 to 3:34. In that time, Oakland stretched their lead from three points to 22 points. Meyer was a late spark for GB, scoring eight points in the final four minutes of the contest, including a dunk. Spurred by that success, Green Bay cut the gap to 12 at the game's end, falling by a final score of 59-47.
GAME NOTES
» The Phoenix held the Golden Grizzlies to only 38.3 percent shooting from the field.
» GB shared the ball well, recording an assist on 71 percent of made field goals.
» Neither team shot well from deep, with Green Bay shooting 24 percent and Oakland shooting 19.2 percent.
» The Phoenix made the most of their charity stripe chances, shooting 13-of-14 (92.9 percent).
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Davin Zeigler led the Phoenix with 14 points.
» Both teams cleaned up on the boards, with Oakland grabbing 38 rebounds and Green Bay notching 34.
UP NEXT
The weekend at home continues for the Phoenix, who will take on Detroit Mercy at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday for Bud Light Night at the Kress Center.
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