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Looking for its first conference win of the season, the UDM men's basketball team will finish its three game road swing on Saturday as the Titans face Youngstown State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.

Matt Dery, “The Voice of the Titans”, will have the call live on WDFN-AM 1130. Fans can view a live webstream of the event on the Horizon League Network or catch a live stats feed on CSTV's gametracker.

The UDM men's basketball coaching staff will wear white sneakers with their suits against Youngstown State as part of the 2009 Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend.

The Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers initiative is a collaboration between the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) which unites coaches from across the country in a common effort to raise cancer awareness in their communities. 

The American Cancer Society and the NABC adopted that concept in 1993 and transformed it into a nationwide effort to unite coaches across the country in the common mission to provide help and hope to all people facing cancer. Today, more than 500 Division I, II, and III college coaches are involved in the program. Coaches vs. Cancer has raised nearly $40 million since its inception to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a life-threatening disease. Additionally, more than 100 high school coaches also participate in the program.


ABOUT YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Since defeating Detroit on New Year's Day, Youngstown State has struggled losing six of its last eight, including a 67-61 decision to Wright State at home on Thursday. The Penguins now stand at 6-14 on the year and 3-7 in the Horizon League. 

YSU is fifth in the league in scoring at 66.8 ppg., but the Penguins are last in the league in scoring defense allowing 70.4 points a night. 

Junior college transfer Kelvin Bright leads the team with 13.3 ppg., which is good for sixth in the conference. He is also averaging 2.9 rebounds and two assists per game. 

Junior guard DeAndre Mays is second on the team with 11.1 ppg., 15th in the league, while junior forward Sirlester Martin is second in the conference with 7.7 boards a night to go with 9.5 ppg. 

Head Coach Jerry Slocum is in his fourth year at Youngstown State, where he is 36-73. Overall, he is in his 34th year of coaching with an all-time record of 613-398.

DETROIT VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
The Titans opened the series winning 17 of the first 19 match-ups, but have since dropped five in a row to YSU to put the series at a 17-7 in favor of the Titans. UDM is 5-5 all-time on the road in the series. Earlier this season, Detroit blew a 14-point first half lead and fell to YSU, 80-78.

REMEMBERING GAME ONE
In the team's first match-up back on Jan. 1, the Titans' offense had their best game of the year setting season high's in points (78), field goals made (28) and field goal percentage (56%).

GETTING READY FOR BRACKETBUSTERS
The 2009 ESPNU BracketBusters match-up will be announced on Monday, Feb. 2, with the Titans scheduled for a road contest on Saturday, Feb. 20. 

The event marks the seventh-straight year that Detroit will participate in the event. UDM will be on the road for the event this season after hosting Bowling Green last year. 

BracketBusters, named because of the success of the teams in NCAA Tournament play, will have a 102-team field this season, with 12 teams from the Mid-American Conference and Colonial Athletic Association in addition to 10 from the Horizon League, Ohio Valley Conference, Missouri Valley Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. 

As part of the BracketBusters agreement, all 51 home teams will play a “return” game at the home facility of their opponent in November or December of the following season.

HAYES STARTING TO COME TO LIFE
Since returning from a three game suspension on Jan. 22, senior Chris Hayes has picked up his game, highlighted by tying his season high with 10 points against Cleveland State on Thursday. He also grabbed three rebounds and had an assist, a block and a steal.