Evansville Aces, Ind. (AP) K.J. Riley sank 12 of 14 free throws, scoring 24 points and grabbing seven rebounds, to help Evansville hold off Green Bay Phoenix 80-75 on Saturday.
Marty Hill added 12 points for the Purple Aces (6-6), who snapped a two-game skid.
Kameron Hankerson scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half to guide the Phoenix (6-7) to a 37-35 halftime lead. Neither team led by more than four points in the opening half.
Evan Kuhlman buried two 3-pointers in the first 59 seconds of the second half to put Evansville on top 41-37. The Purple Aces stayed in front until JayQuan McCloud hit a 3-pointer to pull the Phoenix even at 74-all with 2:23 remaining to play. Riley answered with two free throws to regain the lead for Evansville and he added a layup after Sandy Cohen III made 1 of 2 free throws for Green Bay for a 78-75 lead with 21 seconds left. Noah Frederking hit two foul shots with six seconds to go to seal it.
Evansville has won 6 of 8 games all-time against Green Bay.
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1st Half
GB
Phoenix
18
EVAN
Aces
19
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:47
Defensive rebound by Shamar Givance
19:32
Defensive rebound by Sandy Cohen III
19:15
+3
PJ Pipes made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Tank Hemphill
3-0
18:40
+3
Marty Hill made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Shamar Givance
3-3
18:27
Shooting foul on Shea Feehan
17:42
Personal foul on K.J. Riley
17:40
Turnover on JayQuan McCloud
17:20
John Hall missed layup, blocked by Manny Patterson
16:05
Offensive foul on Kam Hankerson
15:20
Personal foul on Tank Hemphill
14:44
Shooting foul on Jawaun Newton
14:06
+2
K.J. Riley made tip-in
8-9
13:50
+2
Kam Hankerson made jump shot, assist by Hunter Crist
10-9
13:27
Dainius Chatkevicius missed jump shot
13:25
Offensive rebound by Jawaun Newton
13:06
Shooting foul on Josh McNair
13:06
Dainius Chatkevicius missed 1st of 2 free throws
13:06
+1
Dainius Chatkevicius made 2nd of 2 free throws
10-10
13:06
Kam Hankerson missed layup
13:04
Defensive rebound by Dainius Chatkevicius
12:40
Turnover on Evan Kuhlman
12:15
JayQuan McCloud missed 3-pt. jump shot
12:13
Defensive rebound by Noah Frederking
12:03
+3
Jawaun Newton made 3-pt. jump shot
10-13
11:55
+3
Kam Hankerson made 3-pt. jump shot
13-13
11:32
+2
K.J. Riley made layup, assist by Dainius Chatkevicius
13-15
11:21
Lost ball turnover on Kam Hankerson, stolen by K.J. Riley
11:18
K.J. Riley missed layup
11:17
Defensive rebound by Green Bay
10:57
Manny Patterson missed jump shot, blocked by Dainius Chatkevicius
10:55
Defensive rebound by Evan Kuhlman
10:44
Personal foul on Manny Patterson
10:33
Evan Kuhlman missed jump shot
10:31
Offensive rebound by Noah Frederking
10:19
Noah Frederking missed jump shot
10:17
Defensive rebound by JayQuan McCloud
10:12
Cody Schwartz missed jump shot
10:11
Offensive rebound by Manny Patterson
10:11
Manny Patterson missed jump shot
10:11
Offensive rebound by Green Bay
10:11
+3
Cody Schwartz made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Tank Hemphill
16-15
9:40
Bad pass turnover on Noah Frederking, stolen by Sandy Cohen III
9:32
PJ Pipes missed jump shot
9:30
Defensive rebound by Jawaun Newton
9:19
Lost ball turnover on Shea Feehan, stolen by JayQuan McCloud
9:13
Tank Hemphill missed layup
9:11
Offensive rebound by Green Bay
9:06
Sandy Cohen III missed layup
9:04
Defensive rebound by Marty Hill
8:43
Marty Hill missed jump shot
8:41
Defensive rebound by Tank Hemphill
8:38
+2
Tank Hemphill made layup
18-15
8:38
Shooting foul on Dainius Chatkevicius
8:38
Tank Hemphill missed free throw
8:38
Defensive rebound by Dainius Chatkevicius
8:16
+2
Dainius Chatkevicius made layup
18-17
7:59
Kam Hankerson missed layup
7:57
Defensive rebound by John Hall
7:52
+2
John Hall made layup, assist by Dainius Chatkevicius