Dec. 29, 2008 | Box Score

Liles' Double-Double Paves Way For 81-60 Win Over Lock Haven

    Youngstown -- Senior forward Jack Liles scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead four Penguins in double figures as the Youngstown State men's basketball team picked up an 81-60 victory over Lock Haven on Monday night at the Beeghly Center.

    Liles and the Penguins (3-8) used a strong first-half to build a 43-31 lead. In the opening stanza, Liles scored 14 points and grabbed 10 boards to help give the Guins build their 12-point lead.

    YSU opened the second half strong scoring 16 of the first 22 points. The Guins' biggest advantage of the contest was 24, the first of which was 57-33 at the 13:55 mark. YSU also led by 24 five other times in the final half and the closest the Bald Eagles could get was 76-60 on a 3-pointer by Billy Arre with 1:36 left in the game. Arre scored a game-high 25 points to pace three Bald Eagles in double figures.

    For the game, the Penguins shot 45.2 percent (33-of-73) for the contest while Lock Haven hit at a 44.4 percent (24-of-54) clip. The Guins had a huge advantage in second-chance points outscoring the Bald Eagles (2-6) 32-5. For the contest, YSU grabbed 21 offensive boards and had 50 total rebounds. LHU had only six offensive caroms and 26 total boards.

    Besides Liles, Vytas Sulskis had 16 points, Kelvin Bright added 15 and De'Andre Mays poured in 13 off the bench. Sirlester Martin finished with eight point and eight rebounds.

    Following a back-and-forth battle with four ties and four lead changes in the opening eight minutes of the game, Mays put the Penguins on top for good at 15-14 when he hit a jumper with 12:21 left in the half.

    Up by two points with 8:44 left in the first-half, the Penguins used a 14-4 run over the next four minutes and seven seconds to go up by 12 and extend their lead to 39-27.

    As a team the Penguins shot 48.6 percent in the first half, making 18 of 37 shots. Lock Haven shot 42.9 percent from the field in the first half, making 12 of their 28 shots.

    The Penguins will get back into Horizon League play when they travel to Detroit on Thursday. Tipoff at Calihan Hall is set for 1 p.m.