YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (3-2-23) - Graduate student Antoine Davis scored a team-high 22 points connecting on four 3-pointers while going 4-for-4 from the line to finish just three points shy of tying the NCAA All-time scoring record held by "Pistol" Pete Maravich as No. 8 Detroit Mercy's upset bid came up just short at No. 1 Youngstown State, 71-66, on Thursday night in 2023 Babrasol #HLWBB Championship quarterfinal action on Tuesday night.

Freshman Marcus Tankersley posted a career-high 14 points going 6-for-9 from the field with three rebounds and three assists. Senior Gerald Liddell posted a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds while graduate student A.J. Oliver was the final Titan in double figures with 13 points and six boards with three assists.

With the game tied at 49-49 at the 11:16 mark, graduate student Damezi Anderson (who finished with five points) knocked down his first 3-pointer of the game followed by back-to-back and-1 conversions by Oliver and Tankersley which capped off a 9-2 run giving Detroit Mercy a 58-55 lead. YSU clawed by the tie the game once again at 60-60 before Davis hit his fourth three-pointer of the game moving the Titans ahead 63-60 with 4:19 left. However, that would be the last field goal the Titans would hit from the field for the rest of the game. Liddell split a pair of free throws tying the game at 64-64 with 2:28 left. The Penguins then scored the next five points to put the game out of reach with 16 seconds left. YSU then got called for a celebration technical foul which allowed Davis to hit both free throws giving him 22 points. After YSU hit another pair of attempts from the charity stripe, Davis missed a 3-pointer that would have tied Maravich's all-time scoring record as time expired.

In total, Detroit Mercy went 0-for-9 down the stretch from the field with Davis missing his last six attempts from the field while YSU closed the game out on an 11-3 run.