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March 1, 2021
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No. 6 seed Youngstown State (15-11, 10-11) vs. No. 3 seed Oakland (10-17, 10-10)
Horizon Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Athletics Center Orena, Oakland, Michigan; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State and Oakland are set to do battle in the quarterfinals of the Horizon tourney. Oakland swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last met on Jan. 16, when the Golden Grizzlies outshot Youngstown State 44.1 percent to 40.3 percent and hit 13 more free throws en route to a seven-point victory.
VETERAN LEADERSHIP: Youngstown State’s Naz Bohannon, Michael Akuchie and Garrett Covington have collectively accounted for 50 percent of the team’s scoring this season and have scored 57 percent of all Penguins points over the last five games.