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Setting the Scene
\nThe Youngstown State men’s basketball team (12-13, 5-9 Horizon League) begins a five-day, two-road trip when it visits Oakland, Thursday, Feb. 12. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the OU Credit Union O’Rena and the game will be aired on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.<\/p>\n
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\nYoungstown State stays on the road for a matchup against Horizon League member Detroit Mercy Sunday, Feb. 15. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Calihan Hall in Detroit, Mich., and the game will be aired on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.<\/p>\n
Last Time Out A Win Would…<\/p>\n
Scouting Oakland Series vs. Oakland Last Time Against Golden Grizzlies Tae\u00a04 Trey Carroll\u00a0Now Tied for 9th
\nYoungstown State erased an 11-point halftime deficit and built a nine-point second-half lead but suffered a 72-66 setback to Robert Morris on Feb. 7 at Zidian Family Arena. Senior Cris Carroll<\/a> scored 13 of his team-high 20 points in the second half to lead the Penguins while Bryson Dawkins<\/a> poured in 16 points and Tae Blackshear<\/a> added 12 points with four 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
\n\tImprove YSU’s record to 13-13 overall and 6-9 mark in the Horizon League.
\n\tGive YSU 4-7 road record this season.
\n\tMark Youngstown State’s 15th win over the Golden Grizzlies and its second straight win at the OU Credit Union O’Rena.
\n\tBe Youngstown State’s fifth win over the OU Credit Union Arena.
\n\tMark Ethan Faulkner<\/a>‘s 34th career win and third win over Oakland.
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\nOakland enters the game with an overall record of 14-11 and a 10-4 mark in the Horizon League. The Golden Grizzlies are coming off a 91-78 loss to Cleveland State on Feb. 4. Brady Robinson leads the Golden Grizzlies with 16.9 points and 6.4 assists per game.
\nIsaac Garrett is averaging 14.7 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds per game while Tuburu Naivalurua is averaging 14 points per contest. As a team, the Golden Grizzlies are averaging 83.3 points per game while allowing 81.5 points per contest.<\/p>\n
\nThis is the 38th meeting between Youngstown State and Oakland in a series dating back to 1999. Oakland owns a 23-14 advantage in the all-time series, but the Penguins have won five of the last eight contests.\u00a0 The Golden Grizzlies won the first meeting this season, 85-83, on Jan. 1 at Zidian Family Arena. Youngstown State owns a record of 4-15 against the Golden Grizzlies in games played at the OU Credit Union O’rena and has won two of the last three played in Rochester.<\/p>\n
\nYoungstown State came up short by a final score of 85-83 against Oakland in a back-and-forth New Year’s Day Horizon League battle at Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center. Bryson Dawkins<\/a> paced four Penguins in double figures with a season-high 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field while also grabbing a team-high seven rebounds. Jason Nelson<\/a> scored 11 of his 14 points in the first half while adding eight assists and seven rebounds. Rich Rolf<\/a> finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists while Cris Carroll<\/a> scored 13 points and made three of YSU’s 10 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
\nJunior Tae \u00a0Blackshear has caught fire from the 3-point line recently. Blackshear went 11-for-17 from beyond the arc over the last three contests. He also averaged 13.3 points per game and shot 65 percent (13-for-20) from the field during that span.<\/p>\n
\nSenior Cris Carroll<\/a> has moved into YSU single-season top 10 chart for most 3-pointers made in a season. Carroll ranks tied for ninth with 75 3s and one more to move into a tie for eighth on the list. Carroll also needs five more 3s to become just the fifth player in school history to make at least 80 3s in a season. Carroll needs 20 more 3s to break the single-season record of 94 set by Blake Allen in 2012-13.<\/p>\n