GREEN BAY, Wisc. (1/26/2024) -- Senior Jayden Stone led four Titans in double figures with 20 points, but Green Bay was able to go on a second-half run and pull away as the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team fell, 78-64, on Saturday afternoon at the Resch Center.

Stone also added seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block, while sophomore Marcus Tankersley tallied 17 points, four assists and two rebounds. Graduate senior Edoardo Del Cadia posted 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal and junior Mak Manciel registered 10 points and two rebounds.

It was a game of runs as both teams used scoring spurts to go back and forth with 11 ties and nine lead changes. 

Detroit Mercy (0-22, 0-11 HL) was down five at the half, but started the second period with nine-straight points to surge ahead 38-34. Stone had back-to-back buckets, the second as he was fouled and hit the free throw, and Tankersley followed with two-straight scores for a 38-34 lead three minutes in. The lead was then four, 40-36, as Del Cadia got inside for a layup.

Green Bay (14-9, 9-3 HL) would score six straight to retake the lead, but Stone hit two free throws to knot it at 42-42, and a three-point play by Del Cadia had the team up 45-43 at the 13:46 mark. 

The Phoenix would take the lead for good, 59-49, on a 16-5 spurt over the next six minutes. Manciel ended that with a 3-pointer and the Titans were also within seven at 61-54 after two free throws from Tankersley, but Green Bay then used a 10-2 clip to widen the margin to 71-56 with 3:43 to go. 

Redshirt freshman Abdullah Olajuwon had two points, five rebounds and an assist. Senior Kyle LeGreair added two boards and graduate senior Emmanuel Kuac recorded two points and two caroms. 

The Titans shot 38.3% (19-of-49) from the field and were 22-of-27 at the free-throw line (81.5%). 

Stone hit a three and four early points from Del Cadia had the Titans up 9-4 just five minutes into the game. The Titans then went on a 7-0 run for a 20-15 lead at the 8:46 mark as Tankersley and Olajuwon hit a pair of free throws and Stone knocked down a three. 

Green Bay went back in front, 22-20, but Tankersley got inside for a basket and split a pair at the line. After a Phoenix miss, Tankersley and  Manciel nailed back-to-back jumpers for a 27-22 advantage with 3:05 remaining, but Green Bay ended the half on a 12-2 charge for a 34-29 score at the break. 

Detroit Mercy will return home for two games as the red, white and blue host Cleveland State on Thursday at 7:00 p.m., and Robert Morris on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here.

Game Notes:

• Detroit Mercy has won five of the last 8, but Green Bay now leads the all-time match-up, 37-31, including 23-8 at home
• UDM has forced double-digit turnovers in 13 of its' 22 games on the season
• The Titans have made double-digit free throws in 13 of the last 16 games, going 200-of-257 (77.8%) in that span
• UDM's season-high in free throws was a 25-of-26 effort against NKU
• Stone has seven 20-point games on the year
• Stone has played in 29 career games with the Titans and has netted 20 or more 13 times, been in double figures 22 times, and has grabbed five or more rebounds on 20 occasions, including 13 of the 16 games he has seen action in this year, and has recorded three double-doubles
• Dating back to last season, Tankersley has now scored in double figures in 19 of the last 24 games with five 20-point games this season
• Tankersley's career-high in assists was five at Ole Miss earlier in the year
• Del Cadia has scored in double figures in nine games on the year and came into the game connecting on 49.6% from the field
• Manciel has netted double figures in three of his last five games
• Olajuwon has five games on the year with at least five boards, with his season-high of eight against Milwaukee at home and at Ohio

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