Simmons scores 24, Youngstown St tops Cleveland St 67-55
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Jelani Simmons came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and score a career-high 24 points to lead Youngstown State to a 67-55 win over Cleveland State on Saturday night.
Simmons scored 14 points in 15 minutes in the second half to help the Penguins (14-11, 7-5 Horizon League) to erase a 32-26 halftime deficit.
After shooting 38% and making 2 of 11 3-pointers in the first half, Youngstown State shot 48% and made 5 of 13 3s after the break.
Darius Quisenberry added 16 points and Michael Akuchie 12 with 10 rebounds for the Penguins.
Algevon Eichelberg led the Vikings (9-16, 5-7) with 21 points on 10-of-15 shooting. and Torrey Patton added 13.
Youngstown State, which lost the first matchup 82-74 on Jan. 4, plays at Detroit Mercy on Thursday. Cleveland State is on the road against Oakland on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Horizon League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Wright State | 16-4 | - | 18-6 |
Cleveland State | 16-4 | - | 19-8 |
Detroit Mercy | 10-6 | 4 | 12-10 |
Northern Kentucky | 11-7 | 4 | 14-11 |
Oakland | 10-10 | 6 | 12-18 |
Youngstown State | 9-11 | 7 | 15-12 |
IUPUI | 7-9 | 7 | 8-10 |
Milwaukee | 7-10 | 7.5 | 10-12 |
Green Bay | 8-12 | 8 | 8-17 |
UIC | 6-10 | 8 | 9-13 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 6-14 | 10 | 8-15 |
Robert Morris | 3-12 | 10.5 | 4-15 |