Posted: Feb 12, 2020
Cleveland State at Oakland University
Thursday, Feb. 13 | 7 p.m.
Athletics Center O'rena | Rochester, Michigan
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Game Notes
OPENING TIP:
• Cleveland State will play in its second game of a three-game road trip tomorrow night (Feb. 13) against Oakland
• CSU's first game of the trip took place at Youngstown State, where the Vikings fell 67-55 (Feb. 8)
• The Vikings enter tonight's contest with a 5-7 record in Horizon League play, while Oakland sits at 3-9
• Algevon Eichelberger has 13 straight double-figure scoring games, after notching a team-high 21 points, a team-high tying five rebounds (three offensive), two steals and one assist in 31.3 minutes of action against YSU (Feb. 8)
• Three Vikings scored in double figures in each of the last four games
• Oakland is coming off of an 83-71 loss at Wright State (Feb. 8)
THE OAKLAND SERIES:
• This will be the 18th all-time meeting between these teams
• Oakland leads the series, 9-8
• The Vikings fell to Oakland on Jan. 11 at the Wolstein Center, 68-55
• In their last meeting, Al Eichelberger netted a game-high 20 points on 7-12 (.583) shooting from the floor, to go along with a team-hgh six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 32 minutes of play.
ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 9-16 overall record and a 5-7 record in the Horizon League
• Craig Beaudion (14.2), Algevon Eichelberger (14.3) and Torrey Patton (12.9) are each averaging in double figure scoring efforts in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game overall
• Cleveland State is fifth in the league in defensive field goal percentage in HL play, allowing opponents to shoot just 42.3 percent from the field
• Torrey Patton is second in the Horizon League, shooting 50.8 percent from the floor in league play
• Craig Beaudion leads the league in minutes in league play, averaging 37.7 per HL game
• Cleveland State is first in the Horizon League in steals in league games, averaging 7.8 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger has had a breakout season for the Vikings in 2019-20
• He has started all 22 games in which he has played this season and leads the team averaging 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game
• He leads the team with 18 double-figure scoring games and posted his first four career double-doubles this year
• Eichelberger finished with a team-high 21 points against YSU on Feb. 8...it marked the 13th straight game he's netted 10+ points and the fourth time this season he's notched 20-or-more
WE'LL TAKE 'EM, THEY'RE FREE:
• Cleveland State ranks among the top 15 in Division I in free throw attempts, having taken 569 this season
• Cleveland State has attempted double digit free throws in every game this season and has attempted 20+ freebies in 19 of 25 games
• CSU has attempted 23+ free throws in nine of its past 10 contests
• The Vikings made a season-high 27 free throws, on 29 attempts, Jan. 23 vs. Green Bay, shooting 93.1 percent from the line
SWIPING STEALS:
• Cleveland State leads the league in steals in Horizon League games, averaging 7.8 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is tied for first in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
LEAGUE ROUNDUP:
• Cleveland State holds a 5-7 record in Horizon League play this season
• The Vikings sit two spots ahead of Oakland, who holds a 3-9 record in conference play this season, and just above Detroit Mercy, who's netting a 4-8 record in HL games
• CSU fell to Oakland at home on Jan. 11, 68-55
