DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Antoine Davis continued his scoring spree with 35 points as the University of Detroit Mercy upset Cleveland State, 85-67. CSU is one game out of first place now at 9-4 after falling to UDM.

Davis went 10-of-19 from the floor with three three-pointers and three assists. Gerald Liddell added 17 points and eight rebounds. Arashma Parks led the team with eight rebounds.

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UDM forced 20 CSU turnovers with 12 steals and had more rebounds, 35-32. CSU shot 46 percent but was just 5-of-16 from the arc as UDM made 50 percent from the floor making 73 percent from the three-point line.

It was a close first half as UDM had a five-point lead at the half, 43-38. UDM went up by seven, 14-7, at 13:59 on two Davis free throws. Damez Anderson hit a three-pointer at 9:51 to push the lead to nine points, 24-15. TJ Moss then nailed a three-pointer with 5:47 left for a 10-point lead, 32-22. Davis once again made two free throws at 3:14 moving it to an 11-point lead, 40-29. CSU ended the final three minutes on a 9-3 run to come within five.

CSU had the lead down to three, 47-44, just five minutes into the second half. By 11:12, UDM only had a one-point lead, 54-53, and was just four points, 62-58, with 7:43 to go. In the next three minutes, UDM went on a 13-2 run for a 15-point lead, 75-60, on a four-point play by Davis. Liddell made it an 18-point lead on a layup with 2:46 left, 81-63. UDM went on to win, 85-67, to move to 5-8 in Horizon League play.

UDM will host Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Calihan Hall.