Youngstown State University
3-3
UNC Greensboro
1-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 32 | 44 | 76 |
| UNC Greensboro | 34 | 33 | 67 |
Keene, Hain Lead Men's Basketball Past UNCG, 76-67
11/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Ypsilanti, Michigan -- Sophomore Marcus Keene scored a career-high 28 points and junior Bobby Hain posted 20 points with nine rebounds to lead the Youngstown State men's basketball team to a 76-67 win over UNCG on Sunday afternoon at the EMU Showcase.
Keene connected on 8-of-12 shooting from the field, including a career-best six 3-pointers, while Hain just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
With the win, Youngstown State improves to 3-3 while UNCG falls to 1-4.
Senior DJ Cole dished out nine assists with seven points while senior Shawn Amiker added nine points with a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Penguins made a season-high nine 3-pointers, shot 46 percent from the floor and went 21-of-27 (77.8 percent) from free throw line.
UNCG was led by RJ White with 20 points and 12 rebounds while Tevon Saddler added 11 points.
The Penguins withstood a 22-5 run and overcame a seven-point second-half deficit and led for the final 13:30 of the game.
Trailing, 39-32, just minutes into the second half, Keene drilled a 3-pointer and Amiker hit a jumper to get the Penguins within two. After the Spartans rebuilt their lead back to five, 46-41, the Penguins went on a 20-6 run to take a nine-point lead, 61-52, with 6:17 left.
A pair of 3-pointers by White and Clay Byrd brought the Spartans within three, 61-58, and a Saddler layup kept the lead at three, 63-60, at the 3:34 mark.
A jumper by Cole and a free throw by Amiker pushed the lead up to six, 64-58, and the Penguins made their final 10 free throws over the last 1:36 to seal the victory.
Trailing by one, 17-16, midway through the first half, the Penguins went on an 11-0 run sparked by 3-pointers by Keene and Cole and an old-fashioned three-point play by Hain to take a 27-17 lead with 7:14 left in the first half.
UNCG, though, closed out the first half with a 17-5 run to take a 34-32 lead at halftime.
