(GREEN BAY PHOENIX ATHLETICS/WNFL) YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO – Head coach Will Ryan notched his first win at the helm of the Green Bay men’s basketball program on Saturday at Youngstown State, defeating the Penguins 79-69 behind a career-high 30 points from PJ Pipes.
Youngstown State, picked to finish second in the Horizon League’s preseason poll, suffered its first home loss this season.
The Phoenix trailed 33-32 at halftime in a game that featured 17 lead changes.
Green Bay took the lead for good with 3:33 to play when Lucas Stieber saved a ball headed out of bounds and found an open Pipes who hit a three-pointer. It was his fifth of the game and gave the Phoenix a 66-65 lead.
Pipes scored 12 of the final 14 points for Green Bay, solidifying a 79-69 victory.
Amari Davis secured his sixth-straight game in double figures, chipping in 13 points. Terrance Thompson broke into double digits as well with a career-high 11 points in 27 minutes.
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