Gamenotes vs. Detroit
Game Preview
• The Youngstown State men's basketball team returns to the Beeghly Center to host Detroit, Saturday, Feb. 6
• Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. ET and is on 570 AM WKBN, ESPN3, and the WatchESPN app.
• The game is part of a women's and men's basketball doubleheader.
Up Next
• The Penguins host in-state Horizon League foe Cleveland State, Saturday, Feb. 13.
• Tipoff is slated for 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.
Oakland Recap
• The Penguins are coming off a 107-85 home loss to Oakland on Feb. 4.
• Sophomore
Cameron Morse led the Penguins with a game-high 23 points and six rebounds.
• It marked Morse's 11th 20-point outing and his eighth against the Horizon League.
• Sophomore Francisco scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-13 field-goals made
• Junior
Matt Donlan and freshman Jordan Andres also reached double figures with 11 points each for the Penguins.
Morse Improvement
• Sophomore
Cameron Morse is averaging 13.4 points more per game than last season.
• That scoring improvement ranks as the second-highest in Youngstown State's Division I era (since 1981-82).
• The highest increase in YSU's Division I history was 14.3 points per game by Tilman Bevely from 1985-86 to 1986-87.
• Bevely averaged 9.3 points per game in 1985-86 and 23.6 points per game in 1986-87.
700 Club
• Head Coach
Jerry Slocum has 708 career wins and became the 38th head coach in NCAA history to reach 700 wins.
• He ranks 37th with 708 career wins.
• Slocum currently ranks eighth among active NCAA Division I coaches with 708 wins.
About Detroit
• Detroit enters the game with an overall record of 11-11 and a 5-6 mark in the Horizon League.
• After dropping six straight, the Titans have won their last two games, including a 71-63 win over Cleveland State on Feb. 4.
• Leading the Titans is sophomore Paris Bass with 16.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
• Anton Wilson, Chris Jenkins and Jaleel Hogan are all averaging in double figures with 14.9, 13.1 and 10 points per game, respectively.
The Detroit Series
• This is the 41st meeting between Youngstown State and Detroit in a series that dates back to 1953.
• The Titans own a 31-9 advantage in the all-time series and have won nine of the last 10.
• The last Penguins victory was a 77-63 decision at the Beeghly Center in 2014.
Last Time vs. Detroit
•
Cameron Morse scored 24 points and
Matt Donlan scored a-then career-high 22 points in a 96-87 loss at Calihan Hall on Jan. 2.
• YSU led at the half, 50-43, but the Titans used a 15-2 run to seize the lead and the victory.
A Win Would
• Give Youngstown State its 10th win over Detroit.
• Snap a five-game losing streak to the Titans.
• Mark YSU's first win over the Titans since 2014.
• Mark YSU's seventh win over Detroit at the Beeghly Center.
• Mark
Jerry Slocum's 709th career win and his 128th at Youngstown State.
• Mark the 1,062nd victory in program history.
• Give the Penguins an 10-15 overall record and a 5-7 mark in the Horizon League.
• Mark YSU's fifth home win of the season.
Santiago Nets Career-Scoring High
• Sophomore
Francisco Santiago turned in his best offensive performance against Oakland on Feb. 4.
• Santiago scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field with four assists and zero turnovers.
• It marked the first 20-point outing of his career and the 13th time he's posted at least four assists in a game.
Donlan Now 6th
• With one 3-pointer against Oakland on Jan. 30, junior
Matt Donlan ranks sixth on the single-season 3-pointer list with 67.
• He moved past Quin Humphrey, who made 65 in 2006-07.
• He needs two more to move into fifth place on the list and three more to become the fourth player to make 70 3s in one year.
• The others were Blake Allen (2011-12, 2012-13),
Marcus Keene (2014-15) and Craig Haese (2000-01).
• It also marks the fifth straight year a YSU player has made at least 60 3s in a season.
Santiago Nearing Century Club
• Santiago has 99 assists and needs one more to reach the 100-assist plateau.
• It would mark the eighth straight year a YSU player collected at least 100 assists in a season.
Morse Code
• Sophomore Cameron is one of the top scoring threats in the Horizon League.
• Morse has scored at least 20 points 11 times this season with eight of those in league play.
• He leads the league with 24.1 points per game in league play and is second overall with 19.4 points per game.
• The last YSU player with at least 11 20-point games in a season was Kendrick Perry with 15 in 2013-14.
• Perry had nine 20-point scoring efforts as a sophomore in 2011-12.
