Davis sets Horizon League all-time scoring record

FORT WAYNE, Ind.– Antoine Davis ended up being the Horizon League’s all-time leading scorer, and he helped Detroit Grace rally late for a 75-66 success over Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday night.Davis finished with 22 points after needing 18 points to surpass Alfredrick Hughes’ conference record of 2,914 points from 1981 to ’85 with Loyola Chicago. Davis is 13th in scoring in NCAA history, routing Danny Manning(2,951 )for 12th. Davis sank a 3-pointer to offer the Titans a 60-58 lead, and after that he climaxed with a 3 from the wing on the next ownership prior to drilling a 3rd straight 3 to stretch the cause 66-60 with 1:40 left.Davis made 5 3-pointers to move into fifth in NCAA history with 454 makes– simply 4 shy of passing JJ Redick for third.After the game, Horizon League commissioner Julie Roe Lach handed Davis a commemorative ball prior to he presented for photos with his coaches and teammates.Gerald Liddell and

Damezi Anderson included 16 points apiece for Detroit Grace (4-4, 1-0)in the league opener. Before his late makes, Davis was 5-of-20 from the field.Jarred Godfrey scored 20 points and Bobby Planutis had 18 for Purdue Fort Wayne (4-4, 0-1), which had its 13-game house winning streak snapped.