Men's Basketball Closes Homestand Against UIC Saturday
1/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Youngstown State vs. UIC |
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| Date & Time | Saturday, Jan. 24, 7:05 p.m. |
| Arena | Beeghly Center | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Radio | 570 WKBN | iHeartRadio |
| Video | ESPN3.com |
| Live Stats | YSUSports.com |
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Game Preview
• The Youngstown State men's basketball team closes out its three-game homestand when it hosts UIC, Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Beeghly Center.
• Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET and can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.
About UIC
• UIC enters the game with an overall record of 5-15 and a 1-4 mark in the Horizon League.
• The Flames, who have lost four straight, are averaging 63.8 points per game and allowing 69.9 points per contest.
• Leading the Flames is senior Jay Harris with 14.3 points per game.
• Jake Wiegand is also in double figures with 11.9 points per game and ranks fifth in the league in rebound at 7.2 rebounds per game.
The UIC Series
• This is the 35th meeting between the Penguins and Flames in a series that dates back to 1993.
• The Flames own a 25-9 advantage in the all-time series, but the Penguins have won two of the last three contests.
• In the last meeting, the Flames won, 77-71, at UIC Pavilion on Jan. 2, 2015.
• The last time the Penguins defeated the Flames was a 59-56 win at the Beeghly Center in 2014.
• The Penguins lost the first 16 meetings against the Flames, but since the teams have split the last 18.
Last Time Out
• The Penguins are coming off a 77-62 loss to Valparaiso on Jan. 20 at the Beeghly Center.
• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn led the Penguins with 17 points and made a career-high three 3-pointers.
• Senior Shawn Amiker scored 12 points, junior Bobby Hain had 11 and freshman Cameron Morse added 10 points.
Up Next
• The Penguins head back on the road to visit Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. at Calihan Hall.
• That contest can be heard on 570 AM WKBN and viewed on ESPN3.com.
Hain's 1,000-Point Countdown
• With 884 career points, junior Bobby Hain needs just 116 more to become the 36th YSU player to score 1,000 points in a career.
• Hain would become the seventh player to accomplish the feat under Head Coach Jerry Slocum.
• The last YSU junior to reach 1,000 points was Kendrick Perry in the 2012-13 season.
Penguins Among Scoring Leaders
• Youngstown State has three of the top 18 scorers in the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Marcus Keene ranks seventh in the Horizon League with 15.7 points per game.
• Junior Bobby Hain is eighth with 14.7 points per game and senior Shawn Amiker is 18th with 11 points per game.
45 and Above
• Youngstown State has a great chance of winning when it make 45 percent of its field-goal attempts.
• The Penguins are 8-2 when they shooting at least 45 percent from the field.
Keene 5th on Single-Season 3-PT List
• Sophomore Marcus Keene has moved into a tie for fifth place on the YSU single-season 3-pointers made chart.
• Keene has made 62 3-pointers this season and needs just one more to move into sole possession of fifth place on the list.
• He is just the ninth player in school history to make at least 60 3-pointers in one season.
Uniquely Hain
• Junior Bobby Hain is in a class by himself.
• Hain is the only player in the Horizon League averaging at least 14 points (14.7 ppg), 7.5 rebounds (7.7 rpg) and shooting about 50 percent from the field (.55).
• He is second in the league lead in rebounding, ranks fourth in field-goal percentage and is eighth in scoring.
Cole Reaches Century Mark
• With two assists against Wright State on Jan. 8, senior DJ Cole posted 100 assists this season.
• It marked the third straight year Cole has been credited with at least 100 assists.
• The last player to post 100 assists in three straight seasons was Kendrick Perry, who accomplished the feat four times from 2010-14.
• He has 111 assists this season and has 379 for his career.
Vaughn Hitting Stride
• Sophomore Osandai Vaughn has been hitting his stride offensively lately.
• He scored 17 points against Valparaiso on Jan. 20 with a career-high three 3-pointers.
• Vaughn scored 11 points against Cleveland State on Jan. 17, 14 points in the loss at Milwaukee on Jan. 14, scored 10 points against Green Bay on Jan. 11 and Valparaiso on Jan. 4.
• He had a career scoring high with 18 points against UIC on Jan. 2.
• Over the last eight games, Vaughn has scored 96 points.
• In his previous 11 games played, Vaughn scored a total of 15 points.
• Vaughn is averaging 12 points and 4.9 rebounds per game over the last eight games.
