The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team finally found a way to leave Minnesota's capital city with a win on Sunday, beating St. Thomas 76-67.
The two teams exchanged lead changes throughout the first half, with the Phoenix clawing back from an eight-point deficit to tie the game at 33 at the break. It looked like it was going to go the same way in the second half before the Phoenix went on a 21-4 run to take control of the game. outscored St. Thomas 43-34 in the second half thanks in part to Ahmere Carson, who scored 12 points in the frame.
Ne'quan Brown posted a career-high 17 points to pace the Phoenix. Carson added 15 points while Marcus Hall and Orlando Lovejoy each finished with 12 points.
The Phoenix will stay on the road for a Tuesday showdown with Northern Iowa before hosting Viterbo and thousands of area schoolchildren on Thursday.


