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Matchup: YSU (8-18) vs. Bowling Green State (12-14).
Tip-off: 7:05 p.m. at Beeghly Center.
Radio/TV: WKBN-AM (570); MyYTV
Coaches: YSU — Jerry Slocum 57-118 at YSU, 637-443 career; BGSU — Louis Orr 58-61 at BGSU, 158-141 overall.
YSU starters: Blake Allen (6.2 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 2.6 assists per game), 6-1 sophomore guard; Kendrick Perry (8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.0 apg), 6-0 freshman guard; Ashen Ward (8.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg), 6-3 junior small forward; Vytas Sulskis (13.2 ppg, 5.5 rebounds per game), 6-7 senior forward; Damian Eargle (10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.0 blocks per game), 6-7 sophomore center.
BGSU starters: Joe Jakubowski (3.8 pppg, 1.2 rpg), 6-2 senior guard; Dee Brown (9.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg), 6-3 junior guard; Scott Thomas (11.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg), 6-7 junior forward; A’uston Calhoun (11.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg), 6-7 sophomore forward; Torian Oglesby (4.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg), 6-7 junior forward.
Series history: Bowling Green leads 9-2. Last meeting: BG won 81-59 on Dec. 11, 2004.
Notebook: The game is part of ESPNU’s BracketBuster series. ... The Penguins have lost four straight and nine of 10 overall. Wednesday’s loss to Detroit dropped them to 0-13 on the road this season. ... Eargle leads the Horizon League in blocks and has 78 for the season. That’s the third-highest total in league history; he needs five more to match Ricky Tunstall’s total from the 1983-84 season. Tunstall also holds the top spot with 138 in 1982-83. ... Sulskis needs 26 points to move into 17th place on the school’s career scoring list with 1,289. ... All general admission tickets are $1.
Next game: YSU hosts Green Bay at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, then finishes the regular season by hosting Milwaukee at 1:05 p.m. on Feb. 26.
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Matchup: YSU (4-21, 2-12 Horizon League) at Wright State (15-9, 8-5).
Tip-off: 1:30 p.m. at Ervin J. Nutter Center.
Radio/TV: Horizon League Network.
Coaches: YSU — Bob Boldon 4-21 in one year at YSU, 63-53 in four-year career; Wright State — Mike Bradbury 15-9 in one year at Wright State, 50-44 in three-year career.
YSU starters: Macey Nortey (4.4 points per game, 1.8 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists per game) 5-3 junior guard, Kenya Middlebrooks (8.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.0 apg) 5-8 junior guard, Bojana Dimitrov (7.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg) 5-7 senior guard, Tieara Jones (7.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg) 6-0 junior forward, Brandi Brown (18.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 0.5 apg) 5-11 sophomore forward.
Wright State starters: LaShawna Thomas (18.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 6.2 apg) 5-6 senior guard, Shaunda Sandifer (4.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.9 apg) 6-3 senior forward, Courtney Boyd (9.1ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.8 apg) 6-1 freshman guard, Molly Fox (15.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 0.7 apg) 6-1 junior forward, Maria Bennett (10.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.8 apg) 5-8 junior guard.
Series history: Series tied at 21. Last meeting: Wright State won 64-61 on Jan. 20, 2011.
Notebook: The Penguins will travel to Cleveland State Feb. 26 for the final road contest of the season. The Penguins will then host UIC and Loyola to close out the regular season ... Brandi Brown remains at the top of the Horizon League scoring list with 18.8 points per game. She also ranks third in the conference with 9.4 rebounds per game ... Brown’s 471 points are more than double the next highest-scorer. Kenya Middlebooks ranks second on the team with 210 points ... Tieara Jones leads the conference with 1.3 blocks per game and has 32 this year.
Next game: YSU will travel to play Cleveland State on Feb. 26 for a 4 p.m. Horizon League contest.
Vindicator staff report