Detroit 65, Toledo 63

Feb 18, 2006, 06:39 pm

DETROIT (AP) -- Brandon Cotton scored 24 points, including a pair

of free throws with 0.6 seconds to play, to lift Detroit past

Toledo 65-63 on Saturday.

Cotton scored 16 of his points in the second half to help secure

the Titans' third straight victory.

Keonta Howell had 17 points and Justin Ingram added 13 for

Toledo (13-10), which saw its three-game winning streak end.

Cotton stole the ball from Howell with five seconds to play and

charged toward the basket before Howell fouled him. Toledo

attempted a long pass for a final shot, but Detroit's Chuck Bailey

knocked it away.

Ingram's 3-pointer with 2:54 left gave the Rockets a six-point

lead, but Detroit (14-14) allowed Toledo just two free throws the

rest of the game. Ingram made the foul shots with 48 seconds to

play to give Toledo the lead, but Cotton answered with a leaning

jump shot 15 seconds later to tie the game at 63.

Toledo trailed by as many nine points in the second half but got

back into the game with a 7-0 run midway through the half.

Bailey finished with 14 points and Torvoris Baker added 12

points and 10 rebounds for the Titans, who led 31-24 at halftime

thanks to a 9-0 run.

Florentino Valencia and Jonathan Amos scored 11 points apiece

for Toledo.