Wis.-Milwaukee, Detroit

Joah Tucker scored 24 points and Boo Davis 22 as Wisconsin-Milwaukee defeated Detroit 76-57 to clinch at least a share of the Horizon League regular season championship Tuesday night.The Panthers (19-8, 12-4) hit a season-high 14 3-pointers to snap a two-game losing streak. Davis and Tucker both had five 3-pointers. Allan Hanson had three 3-pointers and scored 10 points.Milwaukee won the title outright the last two football seasons, but second-place Butler (10-4) can tie the Panthers by winning its last two games against Youngstown State and Detroit. Milwaukee was without starting center Adrian Tigert, who hurt his back Feb. 11 in an 86-57 victory over Cleveland State.Brandon Cotton scored 16 points for the Titans (14-15, 7-8), who lost their third straight game to the Panthers. Milwaukee beat Detroit 72-71 on Jan. 18 and 59-58 last March 8 for the league tournament championship. That victory gave the Panthers a berth in the NCAA tournament and they went all the way to the Sweet Sixteen. Davis hit his second straight 3-pointer with 15:24 left in the second half to give the Panthers a 54-24 lead. His 3-pointers ended an 11-2 run to open the second period that widened Milwaukee's 21-point halftime lead to 30 points.Hanson made his third 3-pointer and Milwaukee's 10th of the game at the buzzer to end the first half and put the Panthers ahead 43-22. A basket by Jon Goode gave the Titans an 11-10 lead. But Tucker had a ferocious dunk with 11:37 left to put the Panthers ahead for good in the game at 12-11 and he followed it with his third 3-pointer for a 15-11 advantage.It was the final regular season game for seven Milwaukee seniors -- Tigert, Mark Pancratz, Chris Hill, Tucker, Jason McCoy, Davis and Derrick Ford.