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Last Time Out • The Penguins lost in the second round of the Horizon League Championship to Wright State, 66-59, on March 8. • Junior Kamren Belin led the Penguins with 20 points. • Senior Damian Eargle had 13 points and junior Kendrick Perry returned to score 11 points against the Raiders. The Oakland Series • This will be the ninth meeting between Youngstown State and Oakland and the first in 10 years. • The Golden Grizzlies lead the all-time series 5-3, including the last meeting, 70-67, on Dec. 20, 2003. • The Penguins last win over Oakland was a 75-70 victory on Feb. 22, 2001, at the Beeghly Center. Scouting Oakland • Oakland (16-16) finished fourth in the Summit League with a 10-6 record. • OU is making its fifth consecutive postseason appearance, advancing to the CIT Final Four in 2012. • Leading the Golden Grizzlies is junior Travis Bader with 21.9 points per game. • Bader leads the country with 134 3-pointers made and has converted a three in an NCAA-best 52 straight games. A Win Will • Improve YSU to 18-15 overall and mark YSU's first 18-win season since 2000-01. • Mark YSU's fourth win over Oakland. • Mark YSU's first postseason tournament win in the school's Division I history. • Mark YSU's first postseason tournament win since March 8, 1977. • Mark YSU's 12th win at home this season. • Mark Head Coach Jerry Slocum's 673rd career victory and his 92nd at Youngstown State. • Mark YSU's 1,026th victory in the program's history. The CIT First Round • The fifth annual CIT begins Tuesday, March 19 with eight games on the schedule. • Eight more games will be played on Wednesday, March 20. • Below is the field for the 2013 CIT: Tuesday, March 19 EKU (24-9) at Gardner Webb (21-12) 7 p.m. Fairfield (19-15) at Kent State (20-13) 7 p.m. Savannah St. (19-14) at ECU (18-12) 7 p.m. Rider (18-14) at Hartford (17-13) 7 p.m. Oakland (16-16) at YSU (17-15) 7:05 p.m. Boston (17-12) at Loyola MD (21-11) 7:30 p.m. Tenn. St (18-14) at Evansville (18-14) 8 p.m. North Dakota (16-16) at UNI (18-14) 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 Elon (21-11) at Canisius (18-13) 7:00 p.m. Green Bay (18-15) at Bradley (16-16) 8 p.m. South Ala. (17-12) at Tulane (19-14) 8 p.m. Chicago State (11-21) at UIC (17-15) 8 p.m. ORU (18-14) @ UT-Arlington (19-13) 8:30 p.m. High Point (17-13) at UC-Irvine (20-15) 10 p.m. Cal Poly (18-13) at Weber St. (26-6) 10 p.m. Thursday, March 21 Air Force (17-13) at Hawaii (17-14) 12 a.m. Late-Season Injury Bug Most Home Wins Since 1994-95 Back-to-Back 16 |
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