Titans rally late to eliminate Youngstown State, 77-67

**Admin** Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:04 am

Chris Jenkins scored 21 points and Juwan Howard Jr. added 20 points to help the #5 Detroit Titans rally late in the 2nd half to defeat the #8 Youngstown State Penguins, 77-67, in the 1st round of the 2015 Horizon League men's tournament.

Within the last six minutes of the game, Detroit scored 10 points while Youngstown State went scoreless for down the stretch after leading by as many as eight points in the 2nd half. Horizon League Freshman of the Year Paris Bass contributed with 11 points for the Titans.

Up next for Detroit (15-17) is a trip to the campus of Valparaiso University to play #4 Cleveland State in the quarterfinals this Friday night at 9:30 pm ET.

OTHER CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCORES
HORIZON LEAGUE (men) - 1st Round
- UIC 60, Wright State 57

ATLANTIC SUN (men) - Quarterfinals
- Florida Gulf Coast 81, Jacksonville 63
- USC Upstate 90, Kennesaw State 54
- Lipscomb 76, Northern Kentucky 73 (OT)
- North Florida 81, Stetson 67

BIG SOUTH (women) - 1st Round
- Gardner-Webb 63, Longwood 55
- Presbyterian 47, Charleston Southern 39
- UNC-Asheville 68, Coastal Carolina 54

PATRIOT LEAGUE (men) - 1st Round
- Navy 56, Army 52
- Holy Cross 62, Loyola (MD) 45