YSU BASKETBALL Today’s games

YSU MEN (8-16, 4-10)
vs. BUTLER (22-2, 11-2)

When: 7
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Radio/TV: WKBN-AM (570)
Coaches: YSU’s Jerry Slocum (Kings College, N.Y.) is 29-54 in his third season with the Penguins and 609-379 in 33 seasons overall; Brad Stevens (DePauw) is 22-2 in his first season at Butler.
YSU starters: Byron Davis, 6-2 senior (14.3 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game); John Barber, 6-7 senior (13.9, 7.3); Mikko Niemi, 6-2, junior (1.1, 1.5); Dwight Holmes, 6-6, senior (4.3, 2.2); Vytas Sulskis, 6-7 freshman (8.8, 4.6)
Butler starters: Matt Howard, 6-8 freshman (13.6 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game): Drew Streicher, 6-8 senior (4.5, 2.2); Julian Betko, 6-6 senior (5.2, 2.9); A.J. Graves, 6-1 senior (13.8, 3.1); Mike Green, 6-1 senior (15.1, 6.0)
Game notes: YSU has lost seven of its last eight games, the latest a 50-47 loss to Wright State Saturday. Slocum, though, may have hit on a starting lineup he likes; the same five have started the last five games. Butler is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll and No. 10 by ESPN/USA Today. The Bulldogs have won six straight, including an 83-75 overtime decision at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday night. Butler has won all eight of its games this season at Hinkle Fieldhouse … and the Penguins are 0-for-7 in trips there.
Series: Butler leads the series 13-2, including a 78-69 victory at Beeghly Center on Jan. 19. Last year, the Penguins lost 67-39 in Hinkle.
Next up: The Penguins travel to Valparaiso Saturday at 8:05 p.m., then return home to face Wisconsin-Green Bay Feb. 20 at 7:05 p.m.

When: 7
Where: Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Radio/TV: WKBN-AM (570)
Coaches: YSU’s Jerry Slocum (Kings College, N.Y.) is 29-54 in his third season with the Penguins and 609-379 in 33 seasons overall; Brad Stevens (DePauw) is 22-2 in his first season at Butler.
YSU starters: Byron Davis, 6-2 senior (14.3 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game); John Barber, 6-7 senior (13.9, 7.3); Mikko Niemi, 6-2, junior (1.1, 1.5); Dwight Holmes, 6-6, senior (4.3, 2.2); Vytas Sulskis, 6-7 freshman (8.8, 4.6)
Butler starters: Matt Howard, 6-8 freshman (13.6 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game): Drew Streicher, 6-8 senior (4.5, 2.2); Julian Betko, 6-6 senior (5.2, 2.9); A.J. Graves, 6-1 senior (13.8, 3.1); Mike Green, 6-1 senior (15.1, 6.0)
Game notes: YSU has lost seven of its last eight games, the latest a 50-47 loss to Wright State Saturday. Slocum, though, may have hit on a starting lineup he likes; the same five have started the last five games. Butler is ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll and No. 10 by ESPN/USA Today. The Bulldogs have won six straight, including an 83-75 overtime decision at Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday night. Butler has won all eight of its games this season at Hinkle Fieldhouse … and the Penguins are 0-for-7 in trips there.
Series: Butler leads the series 13-2, including a 78-69 victory at Beeghly Center on Jan. 19. Last year, the Penguins lost 67-39 in Hinkle.
Next up: The Penguins travel to Valparaiso Saturday at 8:05 p.m., then return home to face Wisconsin-Green Bay Feb. 20 at 7:05 p.m.

YSU WOMEN (10-12, 5-6)
vs. DETROIT (3-18, 0-10)