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LAS VEGAS (November 26, 2014) – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2-4) nearly pulled off one of its most memorable comeback victories in recent history, but Cody Wichmann's three-pointer glanced off the rim at the buzzer as Oral Roberts (2-3) picked up a 69-66 victory at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Despite the loss, Milwaukee was declared champion of the MGM Grand Main Event's Middleweight Bracket via tiebreaker. 
 
Milwaukee got off to a slow start, falling behind 9-2 early before finally finding its stride. The Panthers got back into the game thanks to a stingy defense that held Oral Roberts to one field goal over a six-minute stretch to turn a 16-10 deficit into an 18-17 lead. Brett Prahl, Wichmann and Justin Jordan provided a lift off the bench in the opening 20 minutes by combining for 14 of the team's 25 points.
 
Oral Roberts began to pull away in the second half and a three-point play by Denell Henderson gave the Golden Eagles a 50-35 lead, their largest of the game, with 10:58 to play, before the Panthers began to mount a comeback.
 
Steve McWhorter almost single-handedly helped spark the comeback by scoring 15 of Milwaukee's 19 points over a nearly seven-minute stretch as the Panthers got within 60-57.
 
Oral Roberts was eventually able to build its lead back up to 64-59 on a basket by Obi Emegano with 1:36 remaining, but a banked in three-pointer by Matt Tiby cut the deficit to two. A pair of free throws from J.R. Lyle with 30 seconds left evened the game at 64 and gave Oral Roberts a chance to win the game on the final possession.
 
Korey Billbury gave ORU a three-point lead when he connected on a driving layup, drew a foul and buried the free toss with five seconds showing on the clock.
 
ORU elected to foul and prevent Milwaukee from attempting a game-tying three-pointer and after Wichmann made the first free throw to get UWM within 67-65, his second attempt banked in off the glass to make it a one-point game.
 
Henderson nailed a pair of free throws with .07 left for a 69-66 Golden Eagles lead and Milwaukee's last-gasp attempt at the win fell just short as Wichmann's three from the left wing bounced off the back of the rim.
 
McWhorter scored a game-high 21 points to lead Milwaukee, which shot 54 percent from the field in the second half.
 
Emegano tallied 20 points to lead Oral Roberts.
 
Milwaukee now returns home, where it will play four of its next five games, beginning with a November 29 match-up with Concordia-St. Paul.