YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Keifer Sykes scored 24 points and shined in the second half as Green Bay downed Horizon League foe Youngstown State 71-54 Sunday.
Sykes scored 19 points after halftime for the second straight game. Over Green Bay's past three games, he's averaging 17 second-half points. The Phoenix (15-12, 9-5) trailed after halftime in each of those, including 36-35 with 16:35 remaining Sunday.
Alec Brown put Green Bay ahead 37-36 with a dunk, sparking a 15-3 run that included six points from Sykes.
Brown scored 16 points and Jordan Fouse added his third double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Phoenix.
Green Bay shot 52.1 percent (25 of 48) from the field and 85 percent (17 of 20) at the foul line.
Bobby Hain led the Penguins (15-12, 7-7) with 14 points and eight rebounds. Kendrick Perry added 13 points, Kamren Belin 12 and Blake Allen 11.
Green Bay Phoenix
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
K. Sykes 31 7-11 2-4 8-9 0 4 3 3 0 0 2 24
J. Fouse 37 2-5 0-0 6-7 2 10 2 1 3 1 3 10
S. Muhammad 38 3-7 2-4 1-1 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 9
A. Brown 33 7-15 0-1 2-2 1 4 1 3 0 4 3 16
G. Mays 26 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 6 2 1 0 0 2 6
N. Arenz 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Love 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
B. Cougill 24 3-6 0-1 0-1 0 6 3 2 0 2 1 6
Totals 25-48 4-10 17-20 6 34 16 12 3 7 16 71
Percentages .521 .400 .850 Team Rebounds: 5
Youngstown State Penguins
Name Min FG 3Pt FT Off Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
B. Hain 36 6-10 0-1 2-3 3 8 0 1 2 0 1 14
K. Belin 36 4-13 2-7 2-2 1 3 3 2 0 3 3 12
B. Allen 36 4-13 3-9 0-0 1 6 3 1 2 0 3 11
K. Perry 35 3-9 0-3 7-8 0 2 3 2 3 1 4 13
D. Cole 36 2-8 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 4
R. Weber 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
S. Amiker 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Larson 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 19-57 5-25 11-13 7 21 11 6 8 4 16 54
Percentages .333 .200 .846 Team Rebounds: 3
Game Info
Technical Fouls:
None
Arena:
Beeghly Physical Education Center, Youngstown, OH
Attendance:
2,860
Officials:
Chris Beaver, Kyle Ingram, Bryan Anslinger
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