The Youngstown State Penguins (16-6, 8-3 Horizon) pay a visit to Dayton, Ohio and the Nutter Center on Thursday for an Horizon League clash with the Wright State Raiders (12-10, 7-4 Horizon). Youngstown State defeated Northern Kentucky 82-52 last Sunday and has won three straight. The Penguins are second in the Horizon League, a half game behind first place Green Bay. Wright State defeated IUPUI 83-76 last Sunday and has won each of its last three. The Raiders are one game behind the Penguins in the conference. Youngstown State and Wright State do not have any players listed on their injury reports.
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Youngstown State is 30th in scoring with an average of 81.7 points per game, while shooting 46.3% (98th) overall and 33.6% (196th) from 3 point land. Youngstown State is shooting 76.6% from the free throw line which is 29th. Ziggy Reid is the leading scorer for Youngstown State with an average of 14.2 points per game, while Brandon Rush is second with an average of 12.6 points per game. The Penguins have two other players averaging double figures in scoring. Brett Thompson is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 dishes per game.
The Penguins are holding opponents to an average of 68.5 points per game which is 103rd, while allowing opponents to shoot 40.7% (48th) overall and 33.0% (168th) from three-point land. Youngstown State averages 40.1 rebounds per game led by DJ Burns with an average of 9.4 boards per contest. Rush is the leader in steals with an average of 1.1 per game and Gabe Dynes is the rim protector with an average of 2.2 blocked shots per game.