HOUGHTON, Mich. - Looking to bounce back from Thursday's loss at Northern Michigan, the Davenport University men's basketball team was tasked with Michigan Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers trailed the Huskies by 10 at the half, 38-28, and were unable to climb out of that hole falling by a score of 73-61. Next up, Davenport will travel to Grand Valley State on Tuesday with the opening tip scheduled for 7 p.m.
Davenport fell to 7-6 overall and 3-3 in GLIAC play while Michigan Tech snapped its two-game losing streak to improve to 11-5 on the season and 7-3 in league action. The Panthers now lead the Huskies by just one in the all-time series, 5-4, and Michigan Tech has won the last two in Houghton.
Jarrin Randall was at it again for Davenport as he followed up Thursday's 37-point effort with 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting (3-of-7 3FG and 4-of-5 FT), six rebounds, two steals, and only one turnover in 38 minutes played.
Chris Rollins was the other Panther to score in double-figures thankes to 12 points, but was held without an assist for the first time since Feb. 28, 2019 at Grand Valley State (66-game streak).
Davenport enjoyed just two leads and both came in the first five minutes of the first half including 7-6 and 9-8. Once it was 9-8, Michigan Tech answered with a 15-2 run to take its biggest lead of the first half at 12, 23-11, and led by 12 again at 26-14 before heading into the break up 10.
Out of the locker room, the Huskies pushed their advantage to as many as 21, 58-37, with just over 12 minutes to play. With just under two minutes on the clock, a Randall jumper pulled the Panthers within seven, 68-61, but the home team didn't let them get any closer.
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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