The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team could never quite get over the hump in its 88-81 loss to Youngstown State on Thursday night.

The Penguins hit 16 three-pointers in the game, including a 7-4 edge in the first half that proved to be the difference in the game. The Phoenix found themselves in a 27-18 deficit before a 9-0 run tied the game. The Penguins grabbed the lead back with a run of their own to take a 38-32 lead into the locker room. They would later extend that lead out to 16 before the Phoenix slowly reeled them back in before running out of time.

 C.J. O'Hara led the Phoenix with 22 points, while Marcus Hall pitched in 20 points and Justin Allen chipped in 14 points. Cris Carroll hit eight three-pointers en route to a game-high 34 points for the Penguins.

The Phoenix wrap up their road trip on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matinee at Robert Morris.