Youngstown St. 91, St. Francis, Pa. 63

Published Nov. 27, 2010 9:45 p.m. ET

Vytas Sulskis scored 22 points in 25 minutes and Youngstown State got hot in the second half to rout St. Francis (Pa.) 91-63 on Saturday night.

The Penguins (4-1) scored 51 in the second half and made 16 of 23 shots from the field (69.6 percent) to pull away from the Red Flash (2-4).

Kendrick Perry added 19 points and gave Youngstown State an outside presence, making 4 of 6 3-pointers. Devonte Maymon scored 15 for the Penguins and got five steals.

Mislav Yukic scored 18 points and was the only double-figure scorer for St. Francis, which suffered its second consecutive defeat and easily the most lopsided loss of the young season.

The Red Flash were whistled for 10 more fouls than Youngstown State, and the Penguins used that to their advantage at the free-throw line. The Penguins made 21 of 28 free throws; St. Francis made 9 of 11.

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