Wisconsin Milwaukee Gets a Tip and Beats Northridge at Finish

Craig Greene’s tip-in of Marc Mitchell’s miss gave Wisconsin Milwaukee a 75-74 victory at Cal State Northridge on Thursday night in a nonconference game that was key to the Panthers’ retaining hopes of an NCAA tournament invitation.

Wisconsin Milwaukee (20-3) trailed for more than 39 minutes--until the end.

Northridge (9-14) led, 74-73, and had Andre Chevalier, an 81% free-throw shooter, at the line in a one-and-one situation with 14 seconds left.

He missed. Ray Perine grabbed the rebound for Wisconsin Milwaukee and quickly passed to Mitchell, who dribbled the length of the floor and put up an off-balance shot from inside the free-throw line.

Mitchell’s shot was long, but it didn’t matter as Greene reached above a tangle of hands to tap the winning shot home.

Earlier this season, Greene scored in the same situation to force overtime in a game the Panthers eventually won against Wisconsin Green Bay.

Mitchell scored a game-high 21 points, and Greene finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Greene scored 15 points in the first half.

Five Northridge players scored in double figures, led by Anthony Moten’s career-high 14. The game was played before a crowd of 627.