YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will close out a quick, two-game road trip on Friday (Jan. 30) when the Jaguars face Youngstown State at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jags dropped the opener of the trip at Robert Morris on Wednesday night, 74-58 to the Colonials. Playing without top scorer Kyler D'Augustino, the Jaguars were limited to just 58 points and played a slower-than-usual tempo in the road defeat. Sophomore Micah Davis tallied a team-high 18 points, including four treys, and freshman Reese Hagy contributed nine points in the defeat. 

The Jags trailed just 36-33 at the break, but was unable to keep pace with a hot shooting RMU squad in the second half in the road loss. The defeat capped a series sweep between the two teams this season. 

IU Indy seeks to avenge an earlier loss to YSU as the Penguins trounced the Jaguars inside the Jungle, 78-55, back on Dec .6. The Jags were limited to a season-low 55 points in that contest and shot just 33 percent from the floor and 4-of-25 (16 percent) from three. D'Augustino led the Jaguars with 19 points and no other Jag finished in double-digits. 

Wednesday's game continued a hot stretch for Davis as he's now scored in double-figures in five straight games, averaging 14.6 points and 3.6 assists per game during that span. Davis is shooting 38 percent from three-point range over the past five games while making at least two treys in each contest. 

QUOTABLE
"We definitely missed Kyler tonight, but we have other guys that are more than capable of stepping up and helping fill the void. Micah did a good job with the starting group, but then you miss his pop coming off the bench," head coach Ben Howlett said. 
 
SCOUTING YSU
YSU is 10-12 overall and 3-8 in Horizon League play. The Penguins are 7-4 at home this season with the four losses coming by a combined 10 points. YSU opened Horizon League play 2-0, including a win over the Jaguars, but have gone 1-8 since. YSU last played on Saturday, Jan. 24 when they lost on the final possession to Milwaukee, 65-64. Below is a rundown of YSU's possible starting five. 
    G Jason Nelson (5-10, R-Sr.) - 8.1 ppg, 2.8 apg
    G Jaiden Haynes (6-3, Fr.) - 4.9 ppg, 39.0 3FG%
    G Bryson Dawkins (6-2, Sr.) - 11.6 ppg, 51.5 FG%
    F Rich Rolf (6-7, R-Jr.) - 10.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg
    F Cris Carroll (6-6, Sr.) - 17.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg

INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is just 3-23 all-time against Youngstown State and 3-12 in the 15 meetings in Youngstown. The Jaguars won the last meeting in Youngstown on Feb. 1 last season, 84-79. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will return home to host Cleveland State on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle to kickoff a three-game homestand.