The BasicsFinal Score: Green Bay 74, Detroit 58
Record: Detroit 14-14 (10-7 HL), Green Bay (26-3, 16-1 HL)
Location: Detroit, Mich. (Calihan Hall)
DETROIT (3/3/2016) -- Sophomore
Nicole Urbanick scored a game-high 18 points and three Titans scored in double figures, but the University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball fell to visiting Green Bay, 74-58, on Thursday night at Calihan Hall.
Sophomore forward
Brianne Cohen scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half and junior
Haleigh Ristovski notched her sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The loss dropped Detroit to 14-14 overall and 10-7 in the Horizon League. Green Bay, the regular-season Horizon League champions, improved to 26-3 and 16-1 in league play.
The Titans scored a season-low six points in the first quarter and started the game 0-of-9 from beyond the arc. Detroit was just 3-of-16 from the field in the first quarter as Green Bay held a 20-6 lead after the first.
Detroit came back in the second quarter, using a 10-2 run to pull to within nine points, 27-18.
Lola Ristovski opened the run with a triple. Cohen also hit a 3-pointer during the stretch. Urbanick's lay-up concluded the 10-2 run and forced the Phoenix into a timeout with 4:04 left in the stanza.
After missing her first five shots from deep, Urbanick connected with 13 seconds left before halftime as Detroit pulled to within 11 points, 33-22. Green Bay led at the break, 35-22, after Allie LeClaire hit two free throws with 0.6 seconds left in the half.
The Titans scored five of the first seven points in the second half, pulling to within 10, 37-27, after Urbanick hit a triple and connected on two free throws. Green Bay, however, would go on a 13-2 run to take a 21-point lead, 50-29, with 5:32 left in the third quarter.
Detroit out-scored Green Bay in the final quarter, 21-13, but the Phoenix held the double-digit advantage the rest of the way. Detroit shot 43.5 percent in the second half, finishing the game 36.5 percent from the field (19-for-52). The Titans held the advantage in rebounds in the first half, 21-20, but corralled 10 more the rest of the game, as Green Bay finished with a 37-31 edge over UDM.
The Titans hit nine triples -- six in the second half -- pulling closer to the all-time single-season record as a team. The Titans are just three 3-pointers shy of the single-season mark (221), set last year.
Lola Ristovski had a team-high six assists and added three first-half blocks for Detroit.
Rosanna Reynolds finished with nine points and three assists for the Titans.
Allie LeClaire led Green Bay (26-3, 16-1 HL) with 16 points, while Jessica Lindstrom added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Up NextThe Titans return to the court on Saturday, hosting Milwaukee for their regular-season finale at Calihan Hall. Opening tip is set for 1 p.m. ET.
