The Green Bay Phoenix couldn’t hang on to a 16 point first half lead and fell to UNC-Greensboro 60-58 in the opening game of the Jersey Mike’s Classic in St. Petersburg, Florida Thursday afternoon. Thanks to some hot shooting early, the Phoenix were up 27-11 in the first half. The Spartans closed to within 7 at the break.
That’s when GB went cold, going scoreless for nearly seven minutes to open the second half. Lucas Stieber knocked down a three point basket with :28 to play to tie the game at 58. UNCG got a runner from Kobe Langley with 3.4 on the clock which proved to be the game winner.
Donovan Ivory led the Phoenix with 19 points in his first start of the year. Manny Ansong chipped in with 11.
GB drops to 0-3 on the season and will be back on the floor Friday night against Florida International. They’ll wrap up the weekend against Eckerd College on Sunday.
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