YSU Men’s basketball


March 1, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

YSU Men’s basketball

Matchup: Oakland (11-19, 6-9) at Youngstown State (15-15, 6-9)

Tip-off: Today at 7:05 p.m.

Radio: WKBN-AM 570.

Coaches: YSU — Jerry Slocum 107-169 at YSU, 688-494 career.

Oakland starters: Matthew Grant (7.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg), 6-1 freshman guard; Jarod Williams (7.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg), 6-2 freshman guard; Juwan Howard Jr. (17.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg), 6-6 junior forward; Evan Bruinsma (12.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg), 6-8 senior forward; Jermaine Lippert (1.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg), 6-8 senior forward.

YSU starters: Kendrick Perry (20.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.2 apg), 6-0 senior guard; D.J. Cole (8.2 ppg, 4.4 apg), 5-11 junior guard; Kamren Belin (11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg), 6-7 senior forward; Ryan Weber (11.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg), 6-6 sophomore forward; Bobby Hain (11.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg), 6-10 sophomore forward.

Series history: Detroit leads 26-9. Last meeting: YSU won 77-63 on Jan. 18, 2014.

Notebook: Perry is second in the Horizon League in scoring, second in steals (2.6) and fourth in assists. ... Hain is sixth in the HL in rebounding. ... Youngstown State leads the Horizon League in scoring at 78.5 points per game. ... Tonight’s game is Senior Night for Perry, Belin, Josh Chojnacki and Canfield High graduate Mike Podolsky.

Next game: Horizon League tournament first round, TBA.