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Who: YSU (5-11, 2-4) vs. Butler (9-7, 2-2)When: 7:05 p.m. todayWhere: Beeghly CenterRadio/TV: WNIO-AM 1390; WYFX-TV, 17-62 (tape delayed today at 10:30 p.m.)Coaches: Jerry Slocum is in his first season at YSU (5-11) with a career record of 583-333 in 31 seasons; Todd Lickliter is in his fifth season at Butler with a 91-48 record.Series: This is the 11st meeting between the teams and Butler holds a 9-1 advantage. The Bulldogs have won the last nine meetings since the Penguins joined the Horizon League. Butler won the last meeting at Beeghly Center 79-59 last February. YSU's only win in the series came back in 1983-84 when it beat the Bulldogs 90-79 in a holiday tournament in Muncie, Ind.YSU starters: Quin Humphrey, 6-4 junior guard (20.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists); Keston Roberts, 6-4 junior guard (15.6, 3.2, 2.0); Derrick Harris, 6-2, senior guard (7.6, 3.8, 5.5); Jack Liles, 6-8 freshman forward (3.0, 3.1, 0.2); Dwight Holmes, 6-6 junior forward (1.8, 1.2, 0.5)Butler starters: Brandon Polk, 6-6 senior forward (15.9 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, 1.1 assists per game); A.J. Graves, 6-1, sophomore guard (13.4, 2.6, 2.4); Brandon Crone, 6-6 junior forward (11.2, 4.9, 2.1); Bruce Horan, 6-3 senior guard (10.2, 2.4, 1.4); Avery Sheets, 6-0 senior guard (8.7, 2.1, 3.0)Game notes: The Penguins have lost three straight, including the last two in a row at home. In their last outing the Penguins dropped a 63-50 contest to Cleveland State while shooting just 34.7 percent from the field and were 1-of-11 from 3-point range. Junior guard Quin Humphrey, the team's top scorer averaging 20 points a contest, was held under double figures for the first time this season as he scored just nine points against the Vikings. Butler dropped a 74-64 decision to Loyola in its last outing on Thursday in Chicago. The Bulldogs are one of the best defensive teams in the conference holding opponents to just 60 points a game. When they hold the opposition to under 70 points their record is 9-1 this season. The Bulldogs made 10 3-point goals in their loss at Loyola.Next up: The Penguins close out their four-game home stand on Jan. 26 against UW-Milwaukee in a 7:05 tip-off at Beeghly Center.
Who: YSU (5-11, 2-4) vs. Butler (9-7, 2-2)When: 7:05 p.m. todayWhere: Beeghly CenterRadio/TV: WNIO-AM 1390; WYFX-TV, 17-62 (tape delayed today at 10:30 p.m.)Coaches: Jerry Slocum is in his first season at YSU (5-11) with a career record of 583-333 in 31 seasons; Todd Lickliter is in his fifth season at Butler with a 91-48 record.Series: This is the 11st meeting between the teams and Butler holds a 9-1 advantage. The Bulldogs have won the last nine meetings since the Penguins joined the Horizon League. Butler won the last meeting at Beeghly Center 79-59 last February. YSU's only win in the series came back in 1983-84 when it beat the Bulldogs 90-79 in a holiday tournament in Muncie, Ind.YSU starters: Quin Humphrey, 6-4 junior guard (20.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists); Keston Roberts, 6-4 junior guard (15.6, 3.2, 2.0); Derrick Harris, 6-2, senior guard (7.6, 3.8, 5.5); Jack Liles, 6-8 freshman forward (3.0, 3.1, 0.2); Dwight Holmes, 6-6 junior forward (1.8, 1.2, 0.5)Butler starters: Brandon Polk, 6-6 senior forward (15.9 points per game, 3.9 rebounds per game, 1.1 assists per game); A.J. Graves, 6-1, sophomore guard (13.4, 2.6, 2.4); Brandon Crone, 6-6 junior forward (11.2, 4.9, 2.1); Bruce Horan, 6-3 senior guard (10.2, 2.4, 1.4); Avery Sheets, 6-0 senior guard (8.7, 2.1, 3.0)Game notes: The Penguins have lost three straight, including the last two in a row at home. In their last outing the Penguins dropped a 63-50 contest to Cleveland State while shooting just 34.7 percent from the field and were 1-of-11 from 3-point range. Junior guard Quin Humphrey, the team's top scorer averaging 20 points a contest, was held under double figures for the first time this season as he scored just nine points against the Vikings. Butler dropped a 74-64 decision to Loyola in its last outing on Thursday in Chicago. The Bulldogs are one of the best defensive teams in the conference holding opponents to just 60 points a game. When they hold the opposition to under 70 points their record is 9-1 this season. The Bulldogs made 10 3-point goals in their loss at Loyola.Next up: The Penguins close out their four-game home stand on Jan. 26 against UW-Milwaukee in a 7:05 tip-off at Beeghly Center.