YOUNGSTOWN STATE BASKETBALL Today’s games at a glance

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Matchup: YSU (6-15, 2-6 Horizon League) at Cleveland State (5-16, 0-8).

Tip-off: 7 p.m. at Wolstein Center.

Radio/TV: WKBN-AM 570/ ESPN Plus.

Coaches: YSU — Jerrod Calhoun is 14-40 in two seasons with the Penguins and 138-76 overall in seven seasons; Cleveland State — Dennis Felton is 17-39 while in his second season with the Vikings and is 201-184 overall in 13 seasons.

YSU starters: Naz Bohannon (6.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 55 assists), 6-6 sophomore forward; Darius Quisenberry (12.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 74 assists), 6-1 freshman guard; Ola Pedersen (3.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg), 6-8 freshman forward; Garrett Covington (11.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 31 steals), 6-5 sophomore guard, Jelani Simmons (8.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 50-percent from the floor), 6-5 freshman guard.

Cleveland State starters: Tyree Appleby (17.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.0 apg), 6-1 sophomore guard; Seth Millner (6.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg), 6-6 freshman; Stefan Kenic (10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg), 6-9 sophomore; Kasheem Thomas (6.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.0 apg), 6-0 junior guard; Jalaam Hill (9.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg), 6-7 junior forward.

Series history: Cleveland State leads the series, 48-43. The Vikings knocked the Penguins out of the Horizon League Tournament last year with a 72-71 victory.

Notebook: YSU and Cleveland State are meeting for the 92nd time. ... Last season, all three games between the two sides have been decided by less than five points. ... YSU is two games behind a four-way tie for third place in the league. ... Cleveland State is on an eight-game losing streak and has lost nine of its past 10 games. ... YSU has won three of its last four games in Cleveland.

Next: YSU plays at Oakland on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Matchup: YSU (14-5, 6-2 Horizon League) vs. Cleveland State (7-12, 4-4).

Tip-off: 1 p.m. at Beeghly Center.

Radio/TV: WKBN 570; ESPN Plus.

Coaches: YSU — John Barnes is 96-82 in six seasons with the Penguins and 243-134 overall in 12 seasons; Cleveland State — Chris Kielsmeier is 7-12 in his first season with the Vikings and is 423-128 overall in 20 seasons.

YSU starters: Alison Smolinski (13.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 65 3-pointers), 5-9 senior guard; McKenah Peters (9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 33 assists), 5-9 sophomore guard; Sarah Cash (13.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 55 percent from the floor), 6-1 redshirt-senior; Chelsea Olson (10.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 55 assists), 5-10 sophomore guard; Amara Chikwe (2.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg), 6-1 redshirt-freshman forward.

Cleveland State starters: Savanna Crockett (11.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg), 6-0 freshman forward; Rachel Slaney (4.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg), 5-10 senior forward; Mariah White (12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.5 apg), 5-8 sophomore guard; Mariah Miller (16.1, 7.8 rpg), 6-0 junior guard; Jade Ely (14.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.7), 5-10 junior guard.

Series history: YSU leads the series 39-31. YSU won their last meeting, 76-69, on Feb. 24, 2018.

Notebook: In a 66-52 win against Cleveland State on Jan. 20, 2018, Olson scored 26 to have the highest scoring game by a YSU freshman in 23 years. ... Seven of Cleveland State’s 12 losses have come by six points or less. ... If YSU wins today, it would be the first time the team has been 7-2 in conference play since the 2012-13 season. ... YSU is in a five-game homestand in which it will go 26 days between road games. The five-game homestand is the longest for YSU since 2013, and it is the longest Horizon League homestand in program history.

Next: YSU plays Oakland on Thursday at 7 p.m.

— The Vindicator