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Jan. 8, 2005
Men’s Basketball: Penguins Come Up
Short at CSU
Cleveland, Ohio – The Youngstown
State men’s basketball team welcomed
senior forward Brian Radakovich back
to the court, but it wasn’t enough
in a 78-62 loss at Cleveland State
on Saturday at the CSU Convocation
Center.
Radakovich, who had not played in the previous three
contests, scored a team-high 14
points before fouling out with 8:51
remaining in the game. The Penguins
dropped to 3-11 overall and 1-4 in
the Horizon League at the mid-point
of their season. Cleveland State
improves to 4-7 and 1-2 by snapping
a seven-game losing streak.
In the second half, YSU overcame a 39-35 halftime deficit to
pull in front 42-41 on a basket by
Radakovich. CSU answered when Raheem
Moss scored on a fast break at the
16:54 mark and never trailed again.
Moss followed that basket by
drilling a 3-pointer to push the
lead to 46-42 at the 16:08 mark.
Quin Humphrey made two free throws to get the Guins back within two
at 14:51. After Humphrey’s free
throws, the Vikings went on a 16-6
run eventually taking a 62-46 lead
with 10:22 remaining.
Derrick Harris scored 13 points while Humphrey finished with 12.
For the Vikings, Omari Westley had
game-high honors with 20 points
while grabbing eight rebounds. Moss
finished with 16 while Mike Redell
and Justin Henderson each finished
with 10.
For the game, YSU shot 35.8 percent (19-of-53) while the Vikings
shot 51.1 percent (24-47). Both
teams finished with six 3-pointers,
as Harris had three for the Guins.
The Penguins return home on Wednesday to play host to UW-Milwaukee.
Tipoff at the Beeghly Center is set
for 7:35 p.m. following the YSU
women’s contest against Loyola that
tips at 5:15 p.m. |
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