Youngstown State University
7-10 (2-6HL)
Butler
14-4 (7-0HL)
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| Butler | 49 | 42 | 91 |
Sirlester Martin Scores Career-High 23 in Loss at No. 22 Butler
1/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Senior Sirlester Martin scored a career-high 23 points but the Youngstown State men's basketball team ran into a hot-shooting No. 22 Butler squad in 91-61 setback on Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Field House.
The Penguins fall to 7-10 overall and 2-6 in the Horizon League while the Bulldogs improve to 14-4 overall and 7-0 in the league.
Senior Kelvin Bright was the only other Penguin to reach double figures with 10 points.
The Bulldogs shot an impressive 56.6 percent from the from the field for the game, including 60 percent in the first half. Butler also connected on 12-off-22 3-pointers, including five from Shelvin Mack who scored a game-high 24 points.
Butler scored the first eight points of the game before DeAndre Mays hit a 3-pointer at the 17:20 mark of the first half.
The Bulldogs scored 12 of the next 14 points to take a 15-point lead, 20-5, with 12:20 remaining, built their lead to as many as 26 points, 47-21, with 2:26 left and took a 49-26 advantage into the locker room at halftime.
The Penguins were able to whittle the deficit down to 16, 54-38, after jumper and 3-pointer by Martin, jumper by Dallas Blocker, a 3-pointer by Vytas Sulskis and a jumper by Bright at the 16:06 mark.
Butler quick responded and pushed its lead back to 22, 64-42, midway through the half and never looked back.
Youngstown State returns home to host Milwaukee, Friday, Jan. 22. at the Beeghly Center. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will be nationally-televised on ESPNU.
