Small, Cohen help Green Bay defeat Detroit 107-97
DETROIT -- Khalil Small scored 26 points with 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals, Sandy Cohen added 31 points and Green Bay raced out of the regular season with a 107-97 defeat of Detroit Mercy on Saturday.
David Jesperson added 20 points and Kameron Hankerson 12 for Green Bay (12-19, 7-11 Horizon League). Hankerson opened the game with a 3-pointer, Cohen and Small followed with baskets around a Detroit turnover and the Phoenix never trailed, building a lead as large as 29 points early in the second half.
Josh McFolley and Roschon Prince led Detroit (8-23, 4-14) with 36 and 30 points respectively.
Green Bay shot 56 percent from the field (36 of 64) with 13 3-pointers, and Detroit was 36 of 72 with nine treys. Cohen scored a career-high 36 points on Thursday night.
The teams meet again in Detroit for the Horizon League's Motor City Madness tournament, which begins March 2.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Kitts
- Bobby Daw
- Andy O'Brien
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 15-5 | - | 24-12 |
| Youngstown State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-10 |
| Green Bay | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Wright State | 13-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Milwaukee | 12-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Cleveland State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Robert Morris | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| IUPUI | 2-18 | 13 | 6-26 |
| Detroit Mercy | 1-19 | 14 | 1-31 |
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