Scores

Final

Cleveland St 59

(10-12, 2-6 Horizon)

Youngstown St 73

(12-8, 4-3 Horizon)

Coverage: ESPN3

2:05 PM ET, January 26, 2013

Beeghly Physical Education Center, Youngstown, OH

1 2 T
CLEV 27 3259
YSU 42 3173

Top Performers

Cleveland State: B. Forbes 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast

Youngstown State: K. Belin 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Youngstown St. 73, Cleveland St. 59

Associated Press

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Kamren Belin scored a career-high 24 points as Youngstown State topped Horizon League rival Cleveland State 73-59 Saturday.

Belin scored nine consecutive points during an 18-0 run in the first half that put the Penguins (12-8, 4-3) ahead 42-25.

Youngstown State jumped to a 14-6 lead over the first 4 minutes, and led 21-11 following Belin's 3-pointer with 12:19 left until halftime. The Vikings rallied with 10 consecutive points and took a 25-24 lead with 6:44 left. D.J. Cole responded with two free throws for Youngstown State, sparking the 18-0 run.

Cleveland State (10-12, 2-6) pulled within 56-50 on a three-point play by Bryn Forbes with 9:19 left. Cole responded with a 3-pointer, followed by Kendrick Perry's fast-break layup and 3-pointer for a 64-50 edge with 7:17 remaining.

The 14-point margin of victory was the Penguins' largest in the rivalry since 1983.

Forbes finished with 19 points.

Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press

SPONSORED HEADLINES

Team Stat Comparison

 
CLEV
YSU
Points 59 73
FG Made-Attempted 23-57 (.404) 22-58 (.379)
3P Made-Attempted 8-22 (.364) 8-22 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 5-7 (.714) 21-24 (.875)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 10 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 18

Game Leaders

 
CLEV
YSU
PointsB. Forbes 19K. Belin 24
ReboundsB. Forbes 7D. Cole 9
AssistsC. Lee 4B. Allen 6
StealsC. Lee 1K. Perry 4
BlocksL. Ndaye 2D. Eargle 4
Team Stats: Cleveland State | Youngstown State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 @YSU 73, CLEV 59Recap
Feb 5, 2013 @CLEV 66, YSU 60Recap

Next 5 Games

CLEV
YSU
02/02 @UIC 8:00pm
02/05 YSU 7:00pm
02/09 VALP 4:00pm
02/12 @DET 7:00pm
02/15 GB 9:00pm
 01/30 VALP 7:05pm
02/01 @DET 9:00pm
02/05 @CLEV 7:00pm
02/07 L-IL 7:45pm
02/10 UIC 2:05pm
Complete Schedule: Cleveland State | Youngstown State

Horizon League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Valparaiso13-326-7
Wright State10-621-12
Detroit12-420-12
Green Bay10-618-15
Illinois-Chicago7-917-15
Youngstown State7-917-15
Loyola (IL)5-1115-16
Cleveland State5-1114-18
Milwaukee3-138-24
View expanded standings »