Youngstown State at IUPUI
Jan. 25, 2024 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Indianapolis, Ind. | 7 p.m.

Broadcast Information
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Tipoff Notes
The Youngstown State men's basketball team (14-6, 6-3 Horizon League) closes out its three-game road swing when it visits IUPUI, Thursday, Jan. 25. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on 570 WKBN and ESPN+.

Up Next
The Penguins host Northern Kentucky, Sunday, Jan. 28. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio.

Last Time Out
Youngstown State picked up a 105-64 win over Detroit Mercy on Jan. 20. Ziggy Reid lead the Penguins with 22 points while EJ Farmer had 18 and Brandon Rush scored 17 points. Bryson Langdon and DJ Burns added 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Penguins tied a season-high with 14 3-pointers against the Titans, and YSU's .633 field-goal percentage was the third-highest in program history.

Scouting IUPUI
IUPUI enters the game with a 6-15 overall record and 2-8 mark in Horizon League play. Jlynn Counter leads the Jaguars with 15.2 points per game. IUPUI is averaging 66.8 points per game while allowing 77.7 points per contest.

Series vs. IUPUI
This is the 23rd meeting between Youngstown State and IUPUI in a series that dates back to 1975. The Penguins own a 20-2 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last six games over the Jaguars. Earlier this season, the Penguins defeated the Jaguars, 75-65, at Beeghly Center on Jan. 7, 2024. Youngstown State is 8-0 in games played in Indianapolis and 4-0 in games played at Indiana Famers Coliseum.

A Win Would...

• Improve YSU's record to 15-6 overall and 7-3 in Horizon League play.
• Be the fourth time since 1981-82 YSU won at least 15 times after 21 games.
• Mark the second straight year YSU began the year 15-6.
• Give YSU a 5-5 road record and mark YSU's third Horizon League road win.
• Be YSU's 21st win over IUPUI.
• Be YSU's fifth win at Indiana Farmers Coliseum and the ninth straight victory in Indianapolis against the Jaguars.
• Mark the seventh straight win over the Jaguars and the 13th in the last 14 games.
• Be the 235th in Head Coach Jerrod Calhoun's career and his 111th at Youngstown State.
• Make Jerrod Calhoun the third coach in school history to record at least 111 wins.
• Be Jerrod Calhoun's 13th win over IUPUI.

Best Starts
A win over IUPUI will mark the second straight season went 15-6 to start the season. It will also mark just the fourth time since 1981-82 that YSU started a season with at least 15 wins after 21 contests. 

Guins Beyond the Arc
Since Dec. 31, 2023, Youngstown State has been finding its rhythm from 3-point range. Over that span, the Penguins have made 77 3-pointers for an average of 11 made 3s per game. Youngstown State made at least 10 3s in five of the last seven games and connected on 37.4 percent from beyond the arc. 

Third-Highest Field-Goal Percentage
Against Detroit Mercy, Youngstown State connected on 63.3 percent of its shots from the field. It marked the third highest single-game field goal percentage in school history. It was also the highest field-goal percentage since 1982.

Thompson Turnin Up 
Youngstown State fifth-year senior Brett Thompson has turned up his offensive production since being inserted into the starting lineup 15 games ago. Since that time, Youngstown State owns a record of 11-4. Thompson has been impressive against Horizon League opponents averaging a team-best 15.9 points, 4.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game. Against the league, Thompson is shooting 46.4 percent from the floor and 37.3 percent from 3-point range.

Block Party
Youngstown State has been protecting the rim the season. The Penguins rank second in the Horizon League with 96 blocks and 4.8 blocks per game. Against Navy, the Penguins record 10 blocks. It marked the first time in more than 10 years the Penguins had at least 10 blocks in a game. The last time YSU had 10 blocks in a game was against Westminster on Nov. 23, 2013.