A three-game Youngstown State men's basketball winning streak came to halt on the heels of a 24.5 percent shooting performance in a 61-39 loss to Milwaukee at the Beeghly Center on Monday night.

    The Penguins (6-8 overall and 2-2 in the Horizon League) had not been held below 40 points at home since a 38-37 win over Steubenville on Feb. 17, 1973. YSU made just 12-of-49 field-goal attempts, was 1-of-13 from 3-point range and scored 18 points in the second half. For the game, YSU was 14-of-23 from the free-throw line (60.9 percent).

    Milwaukee (8-7 and 3-2) won for the fifth straight time, but shot just 33.3 percent (20-of-60). The Panthers were 6-of-20 from 3-point range after starting the game 5-of-6 from behind the arc. UWM was dialed in at the free-throw line making all 15 attempts.
    Milwaukee scored 10 of the game's first 13 points before the Guins' 5-0 run pulled them within 10-8. The Panthers took control by scoring 13 of the next 15 points and the closest YSU would get the remainder of the game was 10 points.
    UWM led 39-21 at halftime before fatigue may have played a factor as the team's combined for 40 points in the second half. The Penguins and Panthers were 12-of-54 (22.2 percent) in the second stanza, including 0-of-15 from behind the 3-point line. Both YSU and UWM were playing for the third time in three days.

    Paige Paulsen scored a game-high 16 points for the Panthers with 12 coming in the first half. YSU's Jack Liles had 11 points and nine rebounds to be the only Penguin to reach double digits.

    Youngstown State will next be in action on Thursday night when it visits Wright State. Tipoff at the Nutter Center is set for 7 p.m.