YSU MEN’S BASKETBALL \ Today’s game

YSU (0-1) at MARYLAND (0-0)

When: 8 p.m. Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Md. Radio: WKBN-AM (570) Coaches: Jerry Slocum (Kings, N.Y. ‘75) is in his fourth season with the Penguins (30-60) and has a career record of (610-385); Gary Williams (Maryland, ‘68) is 397-214 in 20 seasons with the Terrapins and 604-343 overall in 31 years of collegiate coaching.

YSU starters: (Stats are from 2007-08) Vytas Sulskis, 6-7, sophomore guard (9.0 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game); Jack Liles, 6-7 senior forward (9.7 ppg., 4.4 rpg); DeAndre Mays, 6-2 junior guard (first season); Kelvin Bright, 6-4 junior guard (first season); Sirlester Martin, 6-7 junior forward (first season). Buffalo starters: (Stats from 2007-08) Calvin Betts, 6-3 junior guard (8.9 ppg., 6.6 rpg.); Sean Smiley, 6-1, junior guard (8.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg.); Andy Robinson, 6-1 senior guard (13.4 ppg., 2.7 rpg.); Greg Gamble, 6-4 senior forward (8.5 ppg., 4.3 rpg.); Brian Addison, 6-8 senior forward (2.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg.) Game notes: The Penguins will have a new look this season with seven new faces currently on the team roster, three of them are slated to start tonight. Head coach Jerry Slocum is excited about this group which had tremendous athleticism and provides great depth on the bench. Senior Jack Liles and sophomore Vytas Sulskis are both returning starters from last season, both averaged over nine points a game last year. Tonight’s contest will mark the 500th collegiate game played at Beeghly Center where the Penguins have recorded a 291-208 record since the center was opened in 1972. Buffalo returns all five starters from a year ago when the Bulls were 10-20. They recently completed a three-game tour of Canada where they posted a 2-1 record including an 84-74 loss to defending Canadian National champions Carleton University. The series: The Penguins hold a 13-10 lead over the Bulls in the all-time series, which dates back to 1962. The two teams haven’t met since the 2003-04 season when the Bulls pulled off an 86-66 victory in Buffalo. YSU’s last win in the series came in 2002-03 when the Penguins toppled the Bulls 63-48 at Beeghly Center. Next up: The Penguins will take to the road for their second game of the season at nationally-ranked Maryland in an 8 p.m. contest next Tuesday. They will return home on Nov. 22 to meet Allegheny which will be part of a doubleheader with the YSU women. The women play Niagara at 5:15 and the men and Allegheny tip off at 7:35.