WESTVILLE, Ind. – Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) led the  Purdue University Northwest men's basketball team with 20 points in an 88-67 setback to No. 3 Davenport (Mich.) University Saturday at the James B. Dworkin Student Services & Activities Center.

Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) finished 8-of-15 from the field and 3-of-8 from 3-point land, scoring 14 of his 20 in the final 20 minutes. PNW teammate Mike Williams (Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace) (Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace) added 13 points and big man Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) added eight points and 10 boards in the loss.

The Pride (1-3) trailed by 10 at the half, 40-30, before the nation's No. 3 team was able to pull away late, leading by as many as 23 with 10:30 to play in the second half. The Panthers (3-0) shot 54.4 percent (31-of-57) for the game compared to 43.1 percent (22-of-51) for PNW. Davenport out-rebounded the Pride, 38-22, and won the war in the paint, 40-22.

Five different Panther players scored for Davenport, led by Javon Haines with 18 points.

PNW senior Shereff Knight (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) dished out seven assists and added eight points in a solid all-around game and sophomore guard Max Clifford (Franklin, Ind./Roncalli) (Franklin, Ind./Roncalli) added nine points, hitting 3-of-5 from downtown.

Purdue Northwest opened the game strong, leading by two, 13-11, at the 12:31 mark of the first half on a Clifford 3-pointer. After back-and-forth play over the next six minutes, Davenport closed out the half on a 19-8 run to take a 10-point cushion into the locker room.

A Coe triple and ensuing Williams trifecta to start the second half cut that lead to seven, 42-35, but the Panthers would go on to score the next 14 points in the game to take a commanding 21-point lead with 14:36 left. The closest PNW would get after that  was 15, after a Coe three-point play in the lane, but the Panthers would answer with a Haines triple to end the threat.

Purdue Northwest returns to action Wednesday, Nov. 16, when the Pride host Calumet St. Joseph in the team's Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener at the Fitness & Recreation Center in Hammond, Ind.