GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Michigan Tech made 14 three-pointers (14-for-32), the most by a Davenport opponent this season, 10 of which came in the second half, and handed Davenport an 84-72 loss on Thursday night. Next up, the Panthers (10-11, 6-8 GLIAC) will host Northern Michigan on Saturday for Senior Day. That afternoon, the program will recognize, Chris Rollins, Jarrin Randall, Jairus Stevens, and Samm Jones.

Marcedus Leech Jr. (pictured) scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-7 from deep, to go with four assists, two rebounds, one steal, and no turnovers in 36 minutes on the court. Also scoring in double-figures for Davenport were Chris Rollins with 16, Jarrin Randall with 12, Luke Maranka with 10, and Chaz Birchfield with 10, just two off his career high. In the rebounding department, three different Panthers brought down five of them including Randall, Maranka and Birchfield while Maranka registered the team's lone block and six different players tallied a steal.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair that saw a total of three ties and nine lead changes with Michigan Tech leading by one, 34-33, heading into halftime. Just over five minutes into the second half, the Huskies' advantage was two, 48-46, before they scored 16-straight points to go ahead by 18, 64-46. From there until the final buzzer, Davenport could never get closer than 12, 84-72, and Michigan Tech's lead grew to as many as 23, 75-52.

Michigan Tech's Adam Hobson scored 28 points and went 8-for-15 from three-point land while Trent Bell (24 points and 11 rebounds) and Owen White (12 points and 10 assists) each added a double-double. As a team, the Huskies racked up 27 assists (to just 11 turnovers), which ties Ferris State on Feb. 3 for the most by a Davenport foe this season.

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler
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