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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Tre Tigner scored a career-high 13 points, eight in the second half, as he and the 11^th-ranked Davenport men's basketball team got the second half of the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference season started with a 91-64 win over Marygrove Wednesday at the campus of Lawrence Tech.
 
Tigner wasn't the only Davenport (16-4, 9-3 WHAC) player to reach double figures. JaVontae Ford led the Panthers (16-4, 9-3 WHAC) with 19 points, Dominez Burnett had 14, and DeArmond Davis and Kyle Stidom both had 10. Stidom also collected five rebounds to lead the team in that category, with five other Panthers finishing the night behind him with four.
 
The Panthers built got off to a solid start from opening tip, building an 11-3 lead at the 16:30 mark. But the eight-point lead would slowly disappear after the Mustangs (1-19, 1-11 WHAC) used three straight 3-pointers and a layup to cut Panthers lead to 23-21 with 12:12 left.
 
After a Mustang layup brought the score down to to 31-30, the Panthers got back on track as Tigner scored five points in the span of one minute to reestablish the eight-point lead.
 
Davenport went into the locker room with a 47-37 lead. Ford led the Panthers in the opening half with 11 points and four rebounds, Davis added eight points and Burnett contributed seven.
 
Davenport also well maintained control of the basketball, conceding only three turnovers in the half.
 
Despite playing away from their home floor, Marygrove had no trouble using the 3-point line to keep pace with the Panthers, going 7-for-15 in the half.
 
Both teams traded off baskets during each possession, but the team of Ryan Dame, Tigner, Sean Hill and Burnett helped the Panthers combined for a 10-0 run to take a 63-52 lead with 13:03 left.
 
The Panthers will head to Sylvania, Ohio, for the finale of a two-game road trip to take on Lourdes Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers downed the Gray Wolves 76-57 in their last meeting in Grand Rapids back in November.
 
Post-Game Notes
Davenport has won the last four meetings against marygrove and improve to 4-8 all-time against the Mustangs…Since five-year head coach Burt Paddock took the reins of the Panthers, they are now 108-15 when leading at halftime.