The Youngstown State men’s basketball team tied a school single-game record with 14 3-pointers but dropped an 84-79 decision to Butler on Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The Penguins fall to 6-9 overall and 1-5 in the Horizon League while Butler improves to 12-5 overall and 4-1 in the league.

Sophomore Blake Allen tied a career-high with 17 points with five 3-pointers to lead the Penguins while junior Ashen Ward scored 15 points. Junior Devonte Maymon scored 13 points and senior Vytas Sulskis added 10 points with eight rebounds.

The game featured 14 lead changes and 12 ties with the last coming with 1:24 to go in the game when Maymon converted an old-fashioned three-point play.

After a tip-in by Butler’s Andrew Smith gave the Bulldogs an 81-79 lead, the Penguins had three different chances to tie the game but came up short and the Bulldogs made three free throws to seal the victory.

The Guins, who connected on 10-of-14 3-pointers in the second half, trailed by six, 72-66, with 7:15 to go but used a 10-2 run keyed by two 3-pointers by Ward and another by Allen to take a 76-74 edge with 4:07 to go.

But a 3-pointer and layup by Shelvin Mack gave the Bulldogs a 79-76 advantage before Maymon’s three-point play.

The Guins trailed by as many as nine points, 48-39, early with 17:58 left, but the Guins used a 22-5 run over the next 5:53 to take a 61-53 lead. During the run, the Guins hit six of their 10 second-half 3-pointers to take the lead.

Maymon and Blake each connected on two each while Ward and junior Dushawn Brooks each added a trey.

Butler, however, was able to regain the lead and scored 18 of the next 23 points to take a 72-66 lead.

The Guins return home to host Wilberforce, Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 7:05 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.