By Canadian Press on January 7, 2026.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Corey Hadnot II scored 14 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Youngstown State 71-69 on Wednesday night. Imanuel Zorgvol’s dunk for Youngstown State tied it 69-all with 54 seconds left. Hadnot ended the scoring with a pair of free throws with 22 second remaining. Cris Carroll missed a jumper for the Penguins to end it. Hadnot had five assists for the Mastodons (10-8, 4-3 Horizon League). Mikale Stevenson scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. The Penguins (8-9, 2-5) were led by Carroll, who recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Jaiden Haynes added 12 points for Youngstown State. Cam Polak also had 11 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 9