Who’s Playing
Detroit Titans @ Youngstown State Penguins
Current Records: Detroit 5-9, Youngstown State 8-5
How To Watch
What to Know
Detroit is 2-8 against Youngstown State since January of 2020 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. The Detroit Titans will be staying on the road to face off against the Youngstown State Penguins at 2:00 p.m. ET at Beeghly Center.
The experts figured Detroit would be stumbling into the matchup after a tough loss to Wisconsin, and, well: they nailed that call. Detroit suffered a painful 76-53 loss at the hands of Wisconsin on Sunday.
Detroit’s defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Orlando Lovejoy, who earned 20 points, and Grant Gondrezick II, who had 20 points. Lovejoy’s performance made up for a slower contest against Davidson last Saturday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Detroit struggled to work together and finished the game with only five assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Wisconsin racked up 13.
Meanwhile, Youngstown State entered their tilt with SC Upstate on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 72-64 win over the Spartans.
Detroit’s loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Youngstown State, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Keep an eye on the arc in Sunday’s game: Detroit has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.3% of their threes per game. It’s a different story for Youngstown State, though, as they’ve only made 28.4% of their threes this season. Given Detroit’s sizable advantage in that area, Youngstown State will need to find a way to close that gap.
Detroit came up short against Youngstown State in their previous matchup back in February, falling 69-55. Can Detroit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Youngstown State has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Detroit.
- Feb 28, 2024 – Youngstown State 69 vs. Detroit 55
- Jan 20, 2024 – Youngstown State 105 vs. Detroit 64
- Mar 02, 2023 – Youngstown State 71 vs. Detroit 66
- Jan 29, 2023 – Youngstown State 73 vs. Detroit 63
- Jan 12, 2023 – Youngstown State 84 vs. Detroit 79
- Feb 11, 2022 – Youngstown State 82 vs. Detroit 69
- Jan 30, 2021 – Detroit 77 vs. Youngstown State 72
- Jan 29, 2021 – Detroit 78 vs. Youngstown State 75
- Feb 13, 2020 – Youngstown State 76 vs. Detroit 72
- Jan 11, 2020 – Youngstown State 69 vs. Detroit 67
