Youngstown State 68, Georgia 56: Kendrick Perry scored 23 points and Kamren Belin added 17 as the visiting Penguins led from start to finish to upset the Bulldogs.

Youngstown State (2-0) scored the game’s first eight points, saw the Bulldogs pull within three points in the second half, then put the game away with a 24-8 surge.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Bulldogs with 27 points, hitting 5 of 11 attempts from 3-point range. Otherwise, Georgia struggled from the field, shooting only 32.1 percent (17-for-53).

Perry and Belin each scored seven points during the second-half run, which came after Georgia (1-1) pulled within 32-29 on Caldwell-Pope’s 3-pointer with 15:30 remaining.

Belin and Perry each hit a 3-pointer during the decisive stretch, and two Belin free throws with 6:33 left pushed the Penguins’ lead to 56-38, matching the visitors' largest advantage.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulldogs shot an abysmal 12.5 percent from the field in the first half, hitting only 3 of 24 shots. … Youngstown State forward Damian Eargle had 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, moving within 10 blocks of the school’s career record. … Georgia scored only one point during a span of seven minutes, 58 seconds in the first half.