TONIGHT: Basketball Hosts Central Michigan in Ramada Bracketbuster on Senior Day

by YSU

Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 10:43 am

The Youngstown State men's basketball team will honors its two seniors when it hosts Central Michigan in the 2013 Ramada BracketBusters, Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Beeghly Center.
• Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m., and the game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
• The game can also be viewed on the Horizon League Network.

Last Time Out
• The Penguins dropped a disappointing 71-54 decision to Green Bay on Feb. 17 at the Beeghly Center.
• Freshman Bobby Hain scored  a team-high 14 points with eight rebounds and led three others reaching double figures.
• Junior Kendrick Perry scored 13 points and classmate Kamren Belin had 12 points.
• Senior Blake Allen added 11 points in the loss.

Up Next
• The Penguins return to league action when they visit Horizon League leader Valparaiso, Tuesday, Feb. 26.
• Tipoff is slated for 8:05 p.m. EDT at the Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Ind.
• The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
• Fans can also watch the contest on the Horizon League Network.

The Central Michigan Series
• This is the sixth meeting between Youngstown State and Central Michigan in a series that dates back to 1985.
• The Chippewas own a 4-1 advantage in the all-time series after winning the first four contests.
• The Penguins own the last meeting, 74-50, in 2006 in East Lansing, Mich.
Scouting Central Michigan
• Central Michigan is 9-16 overall and 2-10 in Mid-American Conference play.
• The Chippewas are averaging 66.3 points per game and are just 1-9 in road games this season.
• Leading the Chippewas is Kyle Randall with 17.8 points per game.
• Randall is the only player averaging in double figures.
• Randall is also a native of Youngstown, Ohio.
• Blake Hibbetts is second on the team in scoring with 8.5 points per game.

A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 16-12 overall on the year.
• Mark the second straight season YSU has won at least 16 games.
• Mark YSU's second win over Central Michigan.
• Mark YSU's fifth bracketbuster win.
• Mark YSU's 10th home win of the season.
• Mark the second straight season YSU has won 10 games at home.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 671st career victory and his 90th at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,024th victory in the program's history.

In the BracketBusters
• Youngstown State owns a 4-5 record in bracketbuster games since its inception in 2003-04.
• The Penguins are 4-0 in games played at home and 0-5 in road contests.

Senior Day
• Youngstown State will honor its two seniors - Blake Allen and Damian Eargle - who are playing in their final regular-season home game at the Beeghly Center.
• Allen is the school's career record holder with 208 made 3-pointers and has 910 points.
• Eargle owns the career blocks record with 289 and has scored 979 career points at Youngstown State.

Back-to-Back 15
• The Penguins 94-80 win over Milwaukee on Feb. 15 marked their 15th win of the season.
• It also marks the first time since 1984 and 1985 that Youngstown State has won at least 15 games in consecutive seasons.
• The Penguins won 18 games in 1983-84 and 19 in 1984-85.

Perfect 10
• With a win over Central Michigan, the Penguins will mark their second straight year in which they won 10 games at home.
• Before 2011-12, the last time the Penguins won 10 home games was during the 2006-07 season.

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