Jan.
19,
2008
Men's Basketball: Despite Liles'
21 Penguins Fall to
No. 12 Butler, 78-69
Youngstown -- Junior forward Jack Liles scored a career-high 21
points and the Youngstown State
men's basketball team shot 51
percent from the field, but the
Penguins could not overcome
12th-ranked Butler's 11 3-pointers
dropping a 78-69 decision
on Saturday night at the Beeghly Center.
Senior Byron Davis scored 16 points
and senior John Barber contributed 15 points and
eight rebounds.
After falling behind by 15, the
Guins stormed and got within eight,
54-46, after a three-point play by
Liles capped a 9-2 run.
Butler answered with its own 12-0
after two triples by Pete Campbell
and two more by A.J. Graves and
expanded its advantage back to 66-46 at the eight-minute
mark.
The Penguins
(7-11 overall and 3-5 in the Horizon
League) came out strong to opened the second
half strong scoring 11 of the first
13 points and cutting the Butler
lead to nine, 42-33, after a
3-pointer by Davis at the 16:28
mark.
Three-pointers from Butler's Drew
Streicher and Julian Betko and a lay
up by Matt Howard ballooned the
Bulldogs edge back to 50-35 with 14:52 left.
During
the first five minutes of the
contest the Guins held their own
against the 12th-ranked team in the
nation. A 3-pointer from A.J. Graves
out the Bulldogs ahead 9-4, but
Barber nailed a jumper and a
3-pointer and Davis lay up gave the
Penguins an 11-9 lead with 13:54
left.
Butler (17-2 and 6-2) used a 26-4 run in
a 10-minute span in the first half
to turn a one-point deficit into a
20-point advantage, 35-15, with 3:54
remaining.
Butler, which shot 50 percent in the
first half, took an 18-point lead,
40-22, into the locker room at
halftime.
Youngstown
State returns to action at
Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Tipoff at U.S. Cellular Arena is set
for 8 p.m. |
