GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Michigan Tech led Wisconsin-Green Bay for 26 minutes before the Phoenix scored 14 straight points and held on for a 62-50 victory at the Resch Center tonight. The Huskies (7-6) remained within a point (47-46) at the 4:37 mark before UWGB (7-6) made a pair of free throws and its leading scorer Ryan Evanochko tallied seven straight points to put the game out of reach.

"I was happy with our effort tonight," said head coach Kevin Luke. "We played MTU-type basketball and made shots early. Unfortunately, we couldn't sustain it for the full 40 minutes. Give them credit. They made a nice run to take control in the second half."

Tech shot 53 percent from the field in the first half and led, 27-24, despite being called for 11 fouls compared to four on the Phoenix. That resulted in starting center Ed Ross playing just six of the opening 20 minutes because of foul trouble. Junior Kyle Pullen came off the bench and filled in admirably.

The Huskies matched their biggest lead of the game (36-30) four minutes into the second half as Robby Springborn drained a three-pointer. UW-Green Bay answered with the 14-0 run. Evanochko's back-to-back triples gave the hosts their first lead of the game, 37-36, with 13:57 to play. That lead grew to 44-36 before Sean Geary's finger roll ended Tech's drought at the 8:28 mark.

Tim Strom drained two jumpers and Huskies' leading scorer Radayl Richardson scored his only two points of the night to keep the Huskies close. Then Springborn made it a one-point game under five minutes by making a steal and taking it the length of the floor for a layup.

The Phoenix scored two of their 20 made free throws in the game on the ensuing possession, and Evanochko poured in seven of his 20 second-half points over the next three minutes to make it an eight-point game. The Huskies would get no closer.

Strom finished with 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists -- all game highs for the Black and Gold. Josh Makela added 11 points and three assists. Springborn also reached double figures with 10 points and four rebounds.

Tech shot 45 percent for the game and limited the Phoenix to 37 percent. However, the hosts held a 36-26 rebounding advantage and committed just six turnovers compared to MTU's 13.

The final stat sheet also revealed a large disparity in fouls and free throws. Tech was whistled for 22 fouls in contrast to seven for UWGB. The Phoenix also cashed in on 20-of-29 free throw attempts while the Huskies went to the foul line twice (making both).

Michigan Tech will wrap up its three-game set at the Oneida Casino Holiday Classic tomorrow (Dec. 30) at 6 p.m. (ET) vs. Jacksonville State, which lost to UWGB, 90-67, on Wednesday (Dec. 27).

Notes: Ross got his first start of the season. He had four points including a two-handed dunk that accounted for the first two points of the second half ... Kris Alpers, who had started all previous 12 games, did not start and played just two minutes because of an ankle injury ... UWGB now leads the all-time series over MTU, 7-2.