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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Coming off two straight wins and a tournament championship at Warner University, Davenport continued to stay hot with a 79-55 non-conference victory over Marygrove College. The Panthers are now 15-3 on the year and will resume WHAC play on Saturday.

DU came out firing right from the start as they opened the game with a 12-0 run on the visiting Mustangs. Marygrove would cut the Panther lead down to four at the 10:03 and 7:15 mark in the first but three pointers from JaVontae Ford and Gabe VanderJagt would extend DU's lead back up to 13.

The Panthers would see themselves take a 12 point lead into halftime, after shooting 51% from the field and forcing nine Mustang Turnovers. Ford would lead all scorers at the half with 14 points and a near perfect 4-5 from behind the arc.

Davenport would continue to control the pace of the game as Lonnie Fairfax would add two quick lay-ups to start the second half. James Nelson would score 12 of his 14 points in the second twenty minutes, as DU shot 57% in the half to finish 55% overall from the field.

Accompanying Ford and Nelson in the scoring category was James Humphrey who finished with 13 points and 6 rebounds, shooting 6-9 from the field.

Tonight's 79-55 victory was the final non-conference game for the Panthers as the rest of their schedule will consist of WHAC contests.

DU will be back on the road this Saturday when the take on Madonna University for a 3:00pm tip-off in Livonia, Mich. Tune in to the DAN for full game coverage.