WASHINGTON (AP) - Damian Eargle's three-point play with 40 seconds left snapped a 71-all tie and Youngstown State pulled out an 80-73 victory over George Washington Saturday in each team's season opener.
Eargle was fouled by Lasan Kromah as he made a layup and converted the free throw to put the Penguins ahead 74-71. Youngstown State made six free throws in the final 25 seconds, and the Penguins escaped victorious after nearly blowing a late lead.
Blake Allen's 3-pointer with 2:40 left put Youngstown State ahead 71-65, but the Colonials charged back with six straight points, the last of which was an Isaiah Armwood dunk following a Penguins' turnover. Armwood led George Washington with 18 points.
Allen finished with 19 points, including four 3-pointers, while Eargle had 11 points.
The win was coach Jerry Slocum's 75th at Youngstown State, tying him for third on the program's all-time list with Mike Rice.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Youngstown State (1-0) « | 43 | 37 | 80 |
| George Washington (0-1) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
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| Youngstown State Penguins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Belin, F | 30 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| D. Eargle, F | 19 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| B. Allen, G | 37 | 4-11 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| S. Amiker, G | 29 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| K. Perry, G | 26 | 0-9 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Cole | 28 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| B. Hain | 27 | 7-9 | 4-8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| F. Larson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-57 | 24-36 | 43 | 12 | 26 | 80 | |
| 43.9% | 66.7% | ||||||
| George Washington Colonials | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Armwood, F | 31 | 5-8 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| P. Garino, F | 28 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| J. Kopriva, F | 18 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| J. McDonald, G | 31 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| L. Kromah, G | 21 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Bynes | 26 | 1-9 | 0-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| N. Mikic | 17 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Smith | 14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| K. Larsen | 13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| P. Maragkos | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-57 | 24-38 | 38 | 9 | 24 | 73 | |
| 40.4% | 63.2% | ||||||
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