Kirkwood News
Men's Basketball - Thu, Jan 12, 2012
 
MILWAUKEE - Kaylon Williams hit a three-pointer from the left wing as time expired to send the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to a thrilling 64-63 win over Green Bay Saturday night at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

The Panthers inbounded the ball from under the basket with 1.1 seconds remaining, which was just enough time for Paris Gulley to find Williams for the game-winner.

UWM (11-6, 4-1 Horizon) ended the game on a 7-0 run to claim the win after Green Bay had forged a six-point lead with a 10-0 run of its own.

The Green Bay offense was clicking in the first half, with Sykes having his way with the Panthers defense and junior Brennan Cougill (Sioux City, Iowa) and sophomore Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) scoring in the paint.

Cougill finished with 12 points and seven rebounds while Brown had eight points on just 3-of-9 shooting but added 12 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and three steals.

The 6-foot-9 Cougill had nine points in the opening five minutes, hitting all four of his field goals to help the Phoenix go ahead 16-8 with 14:49 to play. Sykes then scored six points during a 12-6 run that pushed the lead to 12 (34-22) with 5:46 remaining in the half. After the Panthers closed to six, Sykes drained a jumper with 44 seconds on the clock to give Green Bay the 40-32 halftime edge.
 

UWM started the second half with a great burst, using an 11-2 run to claim a 43-42 advantage. The Panthers took the lead back again at 51-49 and eventually led by as many as four points, claiming a 57-53 advantage with 5:20 left.

Green Bay answered with a run of 10-straight points to seemingly claim control of the game. A three-pointer by Cam Cerroni gave the Phoenix a 60-57 lead and a Terry Johnson three-point play extended the edge to 63-57 with 1:45 remaining.

Milwaukee somehow battled back from there and even overcame a hotly-disputed charge call against Williams with just over a minute remaining. But the Panthers held the Phoenix scoreless over the final 1:45 and pulled out a win that keeps them atop the Horizon League standings.