YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Blake Allen and Kamren Belin scored 20 points apiece and DJ Cole posted his first career double-double as hot-shooting Youngstown State took control early in its 86-75 nonconference win over Central Michigan on Saturday night.
Cole had 12 points and a season-high 12 assists for the Penguins (16-12), whose only other victory in six games against the Chippewas came in 2006.
Youngstown State, of the Horizon League, scored 14 unanswered points to turn a 5-2 deficit into an 11-point lead. The Penguins shot 69.2 percent (18 of 26) en route to a 45-27 halftime lead.
After Youngstown State pushed the lead to 24 points, Central Michigan closed to 68-61 with 5:28 left, but could get no closer.
Allen posted a season high on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 7 3-pointers.
Chris Fowler scored 19 points to lead the Chippewas (9-17), of the Mid-American Conference, who have lost nine straight.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Central Michigan (9-17) | 27 | 48 | 75 |
| Youngstown State (16-12) « | 45 | 41 | 86 |
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| Central Michigan Chippewas | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Simons, F | 31 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| B. Hibbitts, F | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| K. Randall, G | 38 | 6-16 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| C. Fowler, G | 29 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| D. Richardson, G | 17 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| O. Mbaigoto | 18 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| A. Keel | 15 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| F. Craddock | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Krannitz | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Saylor | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Stewart | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-54 | 21-27 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 75 | |
| 42.6% | 77.8% | ||||||
| Youngstown State Penguins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Belin, F | 31 | 7-13 | 5-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| D. Eargle, F | 14 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| D. Cole, G | 39 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| B. Allen, G | 38 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| R. Weber, G | 30 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Hain | 20 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| S. Amiker | 15 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| F. Larson | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Chojnacki | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Podolsky | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30-50 | 17-26 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 86 | |
| 60% | 65.4% | ||||||
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