QUICK HITS
- Cleveland State won its third straight game with a 64-59 victory over Detroit Mercy
- The Vikings 3-1 start in Horizon League play is the best since the 2014-15 season
- Cleveland State is currently tied with Youngstown State for second place in the Horizon League standings
- Craig Beaudion led the Vikings with a career-high 17 points
- The Vikings have won three straight games for the second time this season
- Cleveland State has just 18 combined turnovers in the last two games
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Craig Beaudion finished with a career-high 17 points and also added six rebounds and five assists
- Algevon Eichelberger added 16 points and three blocked shots
- Cleveland State limited Detroit Mercy to 30.3 percent shooting from the floor
- The Vikings had only 10 turnovers
- Cleveland State outscored the Titans 32-20 in the paint
- The Vikings made 5-of-11 three-point attempts
GAME RECAP
CLEVELAND -- Junior Craig Beaudion scored a career-high 17 points and Algevon Eichelberger added 16 points as Cleveland State extended its winning streak to three straight with a 64-59 Horizon League victory over Detroit Mercy on Thursday in the Wolstein Center.
Cleveland State improved to 7-10 overall and 3-1 in the Horizon League, which marked the first time CSU has won three of its first four league games since the 2014-15 season.
Beaudion was 8-of-13 from the floor and 1-of-1 from the three-point line to lead the Vikings. He also added a career-best six rebounds and five assists.
Cleveland State used a 9-0 run late in the first half to pull away from the Titans. Leading 25-24 with 5:04 to play before halftime, Jaalam Hill ignited the run with a layup and then Beaudion took over. He hit a jumper, drilled a three-pointer and capped the run with a dunk that pushed the Vikings lead to 34-24 with 1:25 left before the intermission.
The Vikings, who limited Detroit Mercy to 30.3 percent shooting, stretched the lead to as many as 15 points before the Titans rallied late in the second half.
Detroit Mercy trimmed the lead to four points on two occasions, but Franklyn Penn Jr. and Eichelberger each knocked down a pair of free throws in the final minute to hold off the Titans.
Cleveland State returns to action on Saturday (Jan. 11) when it hosts Oakland at 3 p.m. in the Wolstein Center.
