Jan. 29, 2009

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Norris Cole
• Matched his career high for the second time in three game, finishing with 21 points. (Old high 21 at Milwaukee).
• It was his 14th double-figure scoring game of the year and third 20-point game.
• Was 8-of-14 from the field, making a career-high 3 three-pointers.

J'Nathan Bullock
• Scored 11 points
• Moved past James Madison (1,576 points from 1996-00) and into fourth place on the CSU career scoring list with 1,583 points.
• Added 8 rebounds and 3 steals.

Cedric Jackson
• Scored in double figures for the 12th time this year, and fourth in a row, totaling 14 points.
• Added 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
• Ranked fourth nationally in steals (3.0 per game), he made 3 thefts to raise his season total to 64, good for a 7th place tie on the CSU season list. It was his 46th multi-steal game at CSU (in 56 games).

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• This was the 45th all-time meeting between CSU & Detroit with the Titans entering the game with a 32-12 series lead. The Vikings have now won a school-record four straight series games and has swept the season series for only the second time ever.
• The Vikings improved to 8-2 at home this year and 20-4 over the last two years, tying the school record for home wins in consecutive seasons (20 in 1998-00 & 1999-01).
• The first half featured one tie and five lead changes. Down 22-21 (7:11), CSU ran off nine straight points to take control of the game (30-22, 3:18).
• Ranked 15th nationally in turnover margin (+4.3), CSU forced 20 turnovers (4th game of 20 or more) while turning it over just 12 times.
• Detroit became the 13th Viking opponent this year to shoot under .400 from the field for a game, making 17-of-43 attempts (.395). It was the second time this year that CSU did this vs. Detroit.
• CSU held a slight 32-31 rebounding edge, holding Detroit to just 7 offensive rebounds.