YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will kickoff a three-game homestand on Saturday (Dec. 6) when the Jaguars host Youngstown State (5-4, 1-0 HL) at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle. Saturday's game marks the 2025-26 Horizon League home opener as the Jaguars opened league play with a 92-78 road loss at Detroit Mercy on Wednesday night. IU Indy fans are encouraged to wear white to help White Out the Jungle. In addition, fans are encouraged to allow extra time because of a variety of sporting events occurring in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday. 

The Jaguars (3-7, 0-1 HL) continued to find the road unkind on Wednesday as they fell behind by as many as 17 in the opening half of the 92-78 loss to the Titans. Jaxon Edwards, Maguire Mitchell and Kameron Tinsley all scored a team-high 14 points in the loss and junior Kyler D'Augustino contributed 11 points, all in the second half. Edwards' 14 points marked a new career-high as the Indianapolis-native connected on 6-of-9 shots and also contributed four assists and four rebounds. Tinsley scored in double-digits for a fourth straight game and connected on 4-of-7 from three. 

Offensively, the Jaguars were limited to a season-low 78 points while shooting just 42 percent overall and 31 percent from three. 

For the season, the Jaguars continue to lead the country in assists (21.6 apg) and field goal attempts (74.8/game) while ranking as the nation's fastest pace according to KenPom.com. D'Augustino is averaging a team-high 15.9 points per game and fifth-year Matt Compas is contributing 13.3 points per game. Mitchell, a true freshman, is third on the team in scoring 11.5 points per game with a team-high 29 treys. Senior Finley Woodward is averaging 8.7 points per game while topping the squad in rebounding (5.9 rpg) and assists (5.4 apg).  

QUOTABLE
"I told our guys, we're going through it right now but no one is going to feel sorry for us. Conference play is different and our guys will figure that out. Each game is a fight and tonight was no different. We did some good things, but not enough. It's coming, but it wasn't our night tonight," head coach Ben Howlett said following Wednesday's road loss at Detroit Mercy. 

SCOUTING YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Youngstown State is 5-4 on the season, but just 2-4 in six games away from home. The Penguins own a true road win at Grand Canyon and a neutral site victory over Georgia Southern in Jacksonville. The Penguins come in scoring 78.2 points per game while shooting 46 percent from the floor and 36 percent from beyond the arc. On average, the Penguins win the glass by a rebound per game and commit one fewer turnover than their opponents per contest. Cris Carroll leads YSU in scoring (14.7 ppg), rebounds (4.9 rpg) and threes made (24). Bryson Dawkins (10.7 ppg) and Rich Rolf (10.0 ppg) also come in scoring in double-digits. 

INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is just 3-22 all-time against YSU and 0-10 in the 10 meetings in Indianapolis. The Jaguars won the most recent meeting, 84-79, in Youngstown on Feb. 1, 2025, snapping an eight-game skid against the Penguins. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will continue the three-game homestand on Thursday night (Dec. 11) when the Jaguars host Green Bay at 6:30 p.m. on MYINDY-TV as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Bob Lovell (analyst) describe the action. The game can be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy's Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) call the action.