The Milwaukee Panthers and Youngstown State Penguins will play Thursday at Beeghly Center. Tip-off from Youngstown, OH, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Penguins are 9.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 157 points.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 18-8 SU and 13-9-1 ATS, beat Oakland in overtime on Saturday. The Panthers are 4-1 straight-up in their past five and 12-4 in Horizon League Conference competition.
Youngstown State, 20-7 SU and 16-9 ATS, lost to Cleveland State on Sunday. The Penguins are 4-1 straight-up in their past five and 12-4 in Horizon League play.
Milwaukee beat Youngstown State 88-75 on Jan. 21. The Panthers shot 54 percent and held the Penguins to 41.3 percent, including 4-for-21 (19%) from three. Both teams held their own on the boards (37-35).
Milwaukee is 30-18 all-time versus Youngstown State.
Following Milwaukee's win over Oakland and Youngstown State's loss to Cleveland State, the Panthers moved into a tie with the Penguins atop the Horizon League standings. Thursday's meeting will be the final regular season matchup between these teams, giving the winner a leg up in the quest for the conference championship.
Milwaukee beat Oakland by three on Saturday, shooting 50.8 percent from the field and holding the Grizzlies to 40.8 percent shooting. The Panthers also shot 13-of-15 (86.7%) at the foul line and won the rebounding battle 39-31. Oakland led by as many as 14, but Milwaukee rallied in the second half to tie the game and outlasted the Grizz in OT. Senior forward Ahmad Rand paced the Panthers with 16 points, six rebounds, and two blocks.
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— Milwaukee Men's Basketball (@MKE_MBB) February 12, 2023
Milwaukee averages 78.7 points per game (36th) and shoots 46.4 percent from the field (77th) with a 35.8 three-point shooting percentage (94th). The Panthers convert 73.6 percent of their free throws (99th) and average 36.0 rebounds (22nd) with a plus-four rebounding margin. Milwaukee is 219th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency and 93rd in effective field goal percentage (52.2%).
Milwaukee surrenders 71.8 points per game on defense (245th), and its opponents shoot 39.8 percent (20th), including 29.8 percent from long distance (18th). It's 218th in adjusted defensive efficiency and 290th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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