Youngstown State University
3-1
Toledo
0-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| Youngstown State | 33 | 40 | 73 |
Sulskis, Eargle Lift Men's Hoops to 73-67 Victory Over Toledo
11/24/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Youngstown -- Vytas Sulskis scored a game-high 20 points, and Damian Eargle posted 15 points and six blocks to lead the Youngstown State men's basketball team to a 73-67 victory over Toledo on Wednesday at Beeghly Center.
Sulskis hit four of YSU's 11 3-pointers, and Eargle had six of the Penguins' 10 blocks. Kendrick Perry added 12 points and six assists while Devonte Maymon had 12 points.
The win improves Youngstown State's record to 3-1 while Toledo falls to 0-6.
Malcolm Griffin had 18 points to lead three Rockets scoring in double figures.
Toledo led 34-33 at halftime, and the Rockets led by as many as six in the second half when J.T. Thomas hit a 3-pointer with 17:39 remaining. Youngstown State scored the next seven points to go up 42-41 behind a Maymon triple, a Perry lay-up and two Sulskis free throws with 16:22 remaining.
Toledo regained the lead with 15 minutes left, and the Rockets led 54-52 on a Griffin Bucket with 10:04 to go. Eargle split a pair of free throws, and he went on to score five straight points to spark a 13-0 run. He also scored the final three points of that run on an old-fashioned three-point play with 5:50 remaining on the clock that gave the Guins a 65-54 lead.
Toledo climbed back to within four after Griffin hit a triple with two minutes remaining, but an Ashen Ward 3-pointer and an Eargle charity toss put YSU back up by eight with 44 seconds left.
YSU was 11-for-22 overall and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc in the second half.
Neither team led by more than five in the first half as the lead changed hands 15 times. Toledo led by four with 11:07 left following two Anthony Wright free throws. YSU's largest lead came when Perry's fast-break lay-up made the score 33-28 with 1:32 left. Toledo scored the final six points of the half to go up 34-33 at the break.
The Penguins will play Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at Beeghly Center.
