Antoine Davis had 24 points as Detroit narrowly defeated Youngstown State 77-72 on Saturday. Dwayne Rose Jr. had 17 points for Detroit (6-8, 5-5 Horizon League). Marquell Fraser added 14 points.
Bohannon scores 23 to lift Youngstown St. over UIC 85-77
January 24, 2021 GMT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) Naz Bohannon had 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to become Youngstown State’s Division I level career rebounding leader in an 85-77 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday.
Daniel Ogoro scored a career-high 19 points for Youngstown State (8-8, 4-8 Horizon League), which ended its four-game losing streak. Michael Akuchie added 13 points and nine rebounds. Garrett Covington had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Bohannon now has 904 rebounds. Covington also became the 40th member of the Penguins 1,000 point club.
Maurice Commander had 18 points for the Flames (8-5, 5-3). Teyvion Kirk added 16 points and seven rebounds. Braelen Bridges had 12 points.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) Michael Diggins tapped in an airball just before the buzzer as Illinois-Chicago edged past Youngstown State 67-66 on Friday. Youngstown State’s Naz Bohannon missed.