YSU PREVIEW Basketball

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Who: YSU (7-20) vs. Loyola (17-10)When: Today, 8 p.m.Where: Gentile Center, Chicago, Ill.Radio: WNIO-AM (1390).Coaches: Jerry Slocum (7-20) is in his first season at YSU and his 31st season (587-342) overall; Jim Whitesell (30-27) is in his second season with the Ramblers.Series: The two teams split their two games this season as the Penguins won 84-76 in Chicago on Jan. 2 and the Ramblers won 87-84 in overtime last Saturday in Youngstown. YSU holds a 7-6 advantage in the overall series.
YSU starters: Quin Humphrey, 6-foot-4 junior guard (19.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists); Keston Roberts, 6-4 junior guard (14.4, 3.0, 1.9); Derrick Harris, 6-2, senior guard (8.4, 3.5, 5.5); Domonique Crawford, 6-4 senior guard (10.5, 3.5, 2.3); Jack Liles, 6-8 freshman forward, (3.3, 2.8, 1.5)Loyola starters: Blake Schilb, 6-7, junior guard (19.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, 3.9 assists per game); Majak Kou, 6-5 junior guard (13.3, 4.6, 1.8); J.R. Blount, 6-1 freshman guard (11, 2.8, 2.3); Leon Young, 6-6 freshman forward (10.8, 7.5, 0.3); Tom Levin, 6-8 sophomore forward (3.4, 3.2, 1)Game notes: The Penguins enter the Horizon League tournament having lost eight straight games to close out the regular season with their fifth straight 20-loss campaign and the first under Slocum. In the last meeting, YSU trailed 32-8 midway through the first half as the Ramblers opened up hitting 10 of their first 11 shots from the field. YSU came back behind senior Domonique Crawford and junior Quin Humphrey to regain the lead, but couldn't hold off Loyola's Blake Schilb, who hit a 3-point goal with three seconds remaining to send the game to overtime where the Penguins lost. Crawford had a career high 37 points in the game, while Humphrey wrapped up both the league scoring and rebounding titles with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Derrick Harris also won the league's assist crown averaging 5.5 per contest. Schilb, who scored 29 points against the Penguins, finished four points behind Humphrey in the league scoring race. Loyola defeated YSU 79-75 last season in the opening round of the Horizon Tournament at the Gentile Center.
YSU starters: Quin Humphrey, 6-foot-4 junior guard (19.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists); Keston Roberts, 6-4 junior guard (14.4, 3.0, 1.9); Derrick Harris, 6-2, senior guard (8.4, 3.5, 5.5); Domonique Crawford, 6-4 senior guard (10.5, 3.5, 2.3); Jack Liles, 6-8 freshman forward, (3.3, 2.8, 1.5)Loyola starters: Blake Schilb, 6-7, junior guard (19.1 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, 3.9 assists per game); Majak Kou, 6-5 junior guard (13.3, 4.6, 1.8); J.R. Blount, 6-1 freshman guard (11, 2.8, 2.3); Leon Young, 6-6 freshman forward (10.8, 7.5, 0.3); Tom Levin, 6-8 sophomore forward (3.4, 3.2, 1)Game notes: The Penguins enter the Horizon League tournament having lost eight straight games to close out the regular season with their fifth straight 20-loss campaign and the first under Slocum. In the last meeting, YSU trailed 32-8 midway through the first half as the Ramblers opened up hitting 10 of their first 11 shots from the field. YSU came back behind senior Domonique Crawford and junior Quin Humphrey to regain the lead, but couldn't hold off Loyola's Blake Schilb, who hit a 3-point goal with three seconds remaining to send the game to overtime where the Penguins lost. Crawford had a career high 37 points in the game, while Humphrey wrapped up both the league scoring and rebounding titles with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Derrick Harris also won the league's assist crown averaging 5.5 per contest. Schilb, who scored 29 points against the Penguins, finished four points behind Humphrey in the league scoring race. Loyola defeated YSU 79-75 last season in the opening round of the Horizon Tournament at the Gentile Center.
Next up: The winner of tonight's contest will advance to the league quarterfinal round and will meet the winner of the tonight's Detroit-Cleveland State game on Friday in Milwaukee, Wis at 8 p.m.