YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Kendrick Perry scored 19 points to lead five starters in double figures as Youngstown beat St. Francis (Pa) 75-60 Friday night in nonconference action.
Blake Allen added 18 points on 6 of 18 shooting from behind the arc for Youngstown State (3-0). Damian Eargle scored 12 points and had three steals, while Kamren Belin and Shawn Amiker scored 11 points apiece.
Trailing 19-15 with 7:00 left in the first half, Eargle's jumper and two 3-pointers by Perry helped Youngstown outscore St. Francis (0-3) 14-5 the rest of the period. Youngstown led at halftime 29-24.
The Penguins, sparked by a layup and a jumper by Perry, and two 3-pointers by Allen, started the second half on an 18-8 run to extend the lead to 47-32.
Stephon Whyatt came off the bench to lead the Red Flash in scoring with 18 points, and Ollie Jackson chipped in with 14 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| St. Francis (Pa.) (0-3) | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| Youngstown State (3-0) « | 29 | 46 | 75 |
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| St. Francis (Pa.) Red Flash | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Mosley, F | 36 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| R. Drinnon, F | 20 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| O. Jackson, G | 30 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| U. Shannon, G | 29 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| G. Brown, G | 25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Whyatt | 23 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| K. Ritter | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| S. Stanley | 11 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| E. Brown | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ervin | 5 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Major | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-56 | 7-12 | 33 | 10 | 16 | 60 | |
| 44.6% | 58.3% | ||||||
| Youngstown State Penguins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Belin, F | 36 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Eargle, F | 34 | 3-9 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| K. Perry, G | 36 | 6-12 | 6-6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| B. Allen, G | 32 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| S. Amiker, G | 30 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Cole | 21 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Hain | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Podolsky | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-52 | 15-16 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 75 | |
| 50% | 93.8% | ||||||
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