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The Youngstown State men's basketball team earned the No. 9 seed and will face No. 8 Cleveland State, Friday, March 3, at 8 p.m. in the first round of the 2017 Little Caesar's Horizon League Basketball Championships at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich.
The winner will face No. 1 seed Oakland, Saturday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m.
The Penguins (11-20, 5-13 Horizon League) and Vikings (9-21, 5-13) split the season series this year. Youngstown State defeated Cleveland State, 67-64, on Jan. 28 at the Beeghly Center. The Vikings won the most recent contest, 69-55, on Feb. 25, at the Wolstein Center.
The Penguins, who has lost at least 20 games 11 times, own a Horizon League Tournament record of 4-15 since joining the league in 2001-02. Last season, the Penguins lost to Detroit, 92-79, in the first round of the tournament. The Penguins last win in the Horizon League Tournament was a 62-60 win over former league member Loyola in 2013.
The Youngstown State women's team (9-20, 5-13) is the eighth seed and faces ninth-seeded Valparaiso (9-20, 4-14) Friday at 2:30 p.m., in Detroit.