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The sixth-seeded Youngstown State men's basketball team will play host to seventh-seeded Loyola on Tuesday night at the Beeghly Center in first-round action of the Horizon League Tournament.
Tipoff will be at 7:05 p.m. and the game will be on 570-AM WKBN, the Horizon League Network and tape-delayed on MyValleySports.
Reserved tickets are $10 and general admission tickets are $7. Group general admission tickets will $4. Tickets for Youngstown State students are free with a current and valid ID.
Penguin Club members and season-ticket holders have until the end of business, Monday, March 4, to purchase their tickets before they are released to the general public.
For more information, please call the Youngstown State Athletic Ticket Office at (330) 941-1YSU (1978).
Last Time Out
• The Penguins scored a season-low in a 72-45 loss to Wright State in the regular-season finale on March 2.
• Senior Damian Eargle was the only player to score in double figures for the Penguins.
• Youngstown State shot just 36 percent from the field and had 16 turnovers, including 14 in the first half.
Up Next
• With a win, the Penguins will take on third-seeded Wright State for the second time in seven days, Friday, March 8.
• The second-round game is being hosted by top-seeded Valparaiso and tipoff is set for 6 p.m. EST.
• The game can be heard on 570 WKBN-AM and iHeartRadio.
• The game can also been seen on the Horizon League Network.
The Loyola Series
• This is the 30th meeting between Youngstown State and Loyola in a series that dates back to 1956.
• It is also the third meeting between the schools this season.
• The Penguins own a slim 15-14 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last four contests.
• Three of the last four games have been decided by four points or less.
Scouting Loyola
• Loyola earned the seventh-seed in the tournament after defeating Cleveland State, 87-60, on March 2.
• The Ramblers are 15-15 overall and finished with a 5-11 record in the Horizon League.
• Ben Averkamp leads the Ramblers with 14.9 points per game.
• Christian Thomas is averaging 12 points per game and leads the Ramblers in total points with 360.
A Win Will
• Improve YSU to 17-14 overall and mark YSU's first 17-win season since 2000-01.
• Mark YSU's 16th win over Loyola.
• Mark YSU's fifth straight win over the Ramblers.
• Mark YSU's 11th home win of the season.
• Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 672nd career victory and his 91st at Youngstown State.
• Mark YSU's 1,025th victory in the program's history.
This Year Against Loyola
• The Penguins and Ramblers played in two thrillers with each game going down to the wire.
• Junior Kendrick Perry's hit a jumper with four seconds left to defeat the Ramblers, 68-66, on Jan. 5, at Gentile Arena.
• The Penguins trailed by 14 points with 12 minutes left.
• On Feb. 6, senior Blake Allen hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to lift the Penguins to a 60-59 victory.
Guins in the Tourney
• Since joining the Horizon League in 2001-02, YSU owns a tournament record of 3-11.
• This is also Youngstown State's fourth home tournament game and the second straight first round home game.
• It also marks the second straight year the Penguins have been the sixth seed.
• The Guins own a record of 2-1 when hosting a first-round tournament game defeating Green Bay in 2012 and Detroit in 2007 and losing to UIC in 2009.
Penguins Capture Awards
• Senior Damian Eargle was named the league's 2013 Defensive Player of the Year, junior Kendrick Perry was named to the All-Horizon League First-Team for the second straight year and selected to the All-Defensive Team.
• Junior Kamren Belin was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team.
• Eargle led the league with 3.1 blocks per game overall and 2.9 blocks per Horizon League game.
• He averaged 11.8 points per game this season, also ranked fifth with 6.2 rebounds per game and fourth with 4.4 defensive rebounds per game.
• Perry was named All-Horizon League First-Team after finishing second in the league in scoring with 16.9 points per game.
• He also led the league in steals for the second straight season with 2.0 steals per contest and was named to the All-Defensive Team with Eargle.
• Perry also ranked fifth in free-throw percentage (.848) and sixth in assists per game (4.1 apg).
• Belin averaged 12.3 points per game against league opponents.
• He ranked third among league newcomers in scoring in league contests; third in 3-point field-goal percentage at .446; fifth in 3-pointers made with 37 and fifth in 3-pointers made per game with 2.3.
• Belin is the first YSU player to be named to the league's All-Newcomer Team since Eargle in 2010-11.
Eargle - YSU's 34th 1,000-Point Scorer
• With 12 points against Valparaiso on Feb. 26, senior Damian Eargle became the 34th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
• Eargle has scored 1,012 points, including 329 this season, in his three-year career at Youngstown State.
• Including his 268 points at UNCG in 2008-09, Eargle has scored 1,280 points in his collegiate career.
• He is the only player in school history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 290 blocks.
Late-Season Injury Bug
• Youngstown State has been hit hard twice by the injury bug late in the season.
• Senior Damian Eargle missed two games with a broken nose (UWM and UWGB).
• Junior Kendrick Perry had a streak of 88 straight games played snapped on Feb. 23 against Central Michigan and has missed the last three games
Notching 200 3's
• With five 3-pointers against Wright State on March 2, Youngstown State has made 200 3-pointers for the third consecutive season.
• The Penguins have made 203 this year, which ranks third most in a single season.
• It marks the only time in school history that the Penguins made 200 3's in three straight season.
• The school record of 270 was set in 2011-12.
• The previous record was 235 set in 2010-11.
Most HL Wins In Consecutive Years
• Youngstown State's 17 Horizon League wins over the last two seasons marks a program high.
• The Penguins had just 16 league wins in the previous four years.
• Last season's 10 wins were the most since joining the league in 2001-02.
• This year is the third time the Penguins have won at least seven league contests.
• The Penguins had 20 conference wins in their final two seasons in the Mid-Continent Conference - 11 in 2000-01 and nine in 1999-2000.
Back-to-Back 16
• The Penguins' 86-75 win over Central Michigan on Feb. 23 marked their 16th win of the season.
• It also marks the first time since 1984 and 1985 that Youngstown State has won at least 16 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 marked 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.
Penguins 2K
• Youngstown State's 2,124 points this season marks the fourth straight year it has scored at least 2,000 points in a season.
• It's also the fifth time in the last eight years the Penguins has surpassed the 2,000-point mark.
• The Penguins are also averaging 70.8 points per game, the most since 71.1 ppg in the 2000-01 season.
• The last time the Penguins averaged at least 70 points per game was in 2000-01.
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