Rochester, Mich. – Senior Naz Bohannon posted the first triple-double in program history and senior Garrett Covington scored a career-high 30 points, but the Youngstown State men's basketball team fell 87-83 in overtime to Oakland in the quarterfinals of the Progressive Insurance Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship.
The Penguins fall to 15-12 while the Golden Grizzlies improve to 11-17 and advance to the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship.
Bohannon made program history with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. He connected on 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line.
Covington's was 12-of-21 from the floor and tied a career-high with five 3-pointers, six rebounds and three assists. Junior Darius Quisenberry scored 18 points and dished out six assists while freshman Shemar-Rathan Mayes added 10 points.
Leading Oakland was Rashad Williams with 22 points and Jalen Moore with 20 points and 11 assists.
The Penguins twice trailed by 11 in the second half and were down 62-51 with 9:35 remaining. An 11-0 run sparked by a 3-pointer by Rathan-Mayes, a jumper by Covington, and 3-pointers by Geoff Hamperian and Covington tied the game at 62-62 at the 5:17 mark.
The Golden Grizzlies built a five-point lead, 71-66, with 3:25 to go capped by the third of three straight 3-pointers by Williams.
Bohannon's three-point play with 1:41 remaining gave the Penguins a 73-71 lead before Daniel Oladapo tied the game at 73-73. Quisenberry's game-winning attempt was short.
Quisenberry hit a 3-pointer to open the overtime period and a Covington jumper gave the Penguins a 78-76 lead. Oakland, though, scored eight straight points over the next two minutes to take an 84-78 lead with 50 seconds left.
Covington hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game to get the Penguins within a possession, 86-83, but Moore made a free throw with 10 seconds left to seal the victory.
After a slow start offensively and falling behind by 10, 25-15, the Penguins started to find their rhythm and made nine of the last 16 field-goal attempts.
Covington hit back-to-back 3s to get the Penguins within four, 25-21, with 6:24 left. The Golden Grizzlies expanded the lead back to eight before Covington hit his third 3-pointer of the half, Bohannon hit a jumper and Quisenberry made a pair of free throws.
Quisenberry hit his second 3 of the half to tie the game at 36-36 before Oakland's Oladapo made a free throw to give the Golden Grizzlies a 37-36 halftime lead.
