Tipoff Notes
Youngstown State goes for a season-best sixth straight win when it visits Cleveland State, Sunday, Feb. 12, in Cleveland, Ohio. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at the Wolstein Center and the game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.

Up Next
Youngstown State returns home to host Milwaukee, Thursday, Feb. 16. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Beeghly Center and the game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.

Scouting Cleveland State
Cleveland State enters the game with an overall record of 15-11 and a 10-5 mark in Horizon League play. Tristan Enaruna leads the Vikings with 14.6 points per game overall and 17.1 in league play. Deshon Parker is posting 10.5 points per contest.

The Cleveland State Series
This is the 101st meeting between Youngstown State and Cleveland State in a series that dates back to 1930. The Vikings own a 55-45 advantage in the all-time series and have won nine of the last 11 contests. The Penguins won the last meeting, 85-71, on Dec. 29 at Beeghly Center. Youngstown State has lost five straight at the Wolstein Center and has not won since an 80-77 victory on Jan. 1, 2018.

Last Time vs. Cleveland State
Brandon Rush scored his 1,000th career point, and the Youngstown State men's basketball team went on big runs in each half to beat Cleveland State 85-71 on Dec. 29, 2022 at Beeghly Center. Rush led all scorers with 21 points, and he finished the night with 1,002 points in his career that began at Fairleigh Dickinson and continues in Youngstown.  Dwayne Cohill and Adrian Nelson both scored 16 points, and Malek Green added 15 for the Penguins. Cohill also contributed six assists as YSU posted 19 assists against nine turnovers as a team. Tristan Enaruna and Deshon Parker each scored 18 points for Cleveland State.

A Win Would...

• Improve YSU's record to 21-6 and mark the first time in YSU's Division I era the Penguins won 21 games in the regular season.
• Mark the most wins in a season since 22 in 1976-77.
• Give the Penguins a 13-3 record in Horizon League play for the first time in program history and set the school record for most conference wins.
• Be YSU's 46th win over Cleveland State and the 17th on the road vs. the Vikings.
• Mark YSU's second straight win over the Vikings and the first at the Wolstein Center since 2018.
• Improve the Penguins' record to 9-4 on the road.
• Be the 217th in Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun's career and his 93rd at Youngstown State.
• Make Jerrod Calhoun the third coach in school history to record at least 93 wins.
• Be Jerrod Calhoun's fourth win over Cleveland State.

Guins Love February
Since 2019, Youngstown State has enjoyed a lot of success in the month of February. The Penguins own a 26-9 for a winning percentage of .743 since Feb. 1, 2019. 

Nearing Wins Mark
Youngstown State needs one more victory to set school Division I wins record at 21 and four more to tie the program's all-time wins mark at 24. The last time Youngstown State won 20 games in season was in 1997-98, and the last time YSU had at least 21 wins was in 1976-77 with 22..

AD Nearing 1,000-1,000 Club
Graduate student Adrian Nelson is approaching a very special club. Nelson is approaching 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound plateaus for his college career. He has 978 career rebounds and 970 career points and needs just 22 more boards and 30 more points to reach each feat.

200 3's
Youngstown State has made 216 3-pointers this season to reach 200 3s made for the 12th consecutive full season. The Penguins also made 186 in the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season. The streak started in 2010-11 when the Penguins made 235 3-pointers. 

High Efficiency
As of Feb. 11, Youngstown State ranks fifth in the nation in team offensive efficiency rating, per teamrankings.com. The Penguins ranked fifth with 1.134 points per possession. Over the last three games, the Penguins offensive efficiency was 1.077 points per possession. The Penguins also own a 1.157 points per possession at Beeghly Center.

Guins Lately
Youngstown State has won 10 of its last 11 games. Over the last 11 contests, the Penguins are averaging 82.6 points per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from 3-point range, and 77.9 percent from the free-throw line. Dwayne Cohill is averaging 18.1 points and 6.0 assists per game. Brandon Rush is averaging 14.7 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the floor, 42.4 percent from 3-point range, and 88.9 percent from the free-throw line. Malek Green is averaging 13.3 points per game and shooting 50.9 percent from the floor, and Adrian Nelson is averaging 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Bryce McBride is averaging 8.1 points and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 49.1 percent from the floor.

Best Horizon League Start
Youngstown State is off to its best start in Horizon League play with its 12-3 league mark.  This is the second straight year and only time in program history Youngstown State has won at least 12 conference games. 

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