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Postgame Notes

Posted: Jan 31, 2009

Jan. 31, 2009

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Norris Cole
• Continued his torrid scoring pace, scoring a game-high 20 points.
• It was his fourth 20-point game of the year (and third in the last four games). Over the last 4 games, he is averaging 20.0 ppg.
• Was 8-for-15 from the field, matching his career high (set Thursday night) with three treys.

J'Nathan Bullock
• Scored in double figures for the 20th time this year, totaling 14 points.
• Added 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

George Tandy
• Pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds, his third double-figure rebounding game of the year.
• Added five points and a pair of blocked shots.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• This was the 50th meeting between CSU and Wright State with the Raiders entering the game with a 26-23 series lead.
• Wright State jumped out quickly, taking leads of 7-2 (15:18) and 15-9 (8:48), before going cold from the field, missing their final 10 shots of the first half as CSU went on a 26-2 run to close the half and take a 35-17 lead into the intermission
• The 17 points by WSU was tied for the second-lowest first half total by a CSU opponent this year and it marked the 8th time that a CSU opponent scored 20 or fewer points in the opening half.
• The win improved CSU to 15-8 overall and 6-5 in league play, good for fifth place, one game behind Wright State. WSU loses for just the second time in its last 13 games, slipping to 13-9, 7-4.
• The win allowed the Vikings to improve to 9-2 at home this year and break the school record for most victories in successive seasons in the Wolstein Center with 21 over the last two seasons (old mark 20 in 1999-01 & 2000-02).
• Afte being out-rebounded, 35-32, in the game at WSU, CSU turned the table, owning a 41-33 edge.
• WSU shot .352 from the field (19-54), becoming the 14th CSU opponent (in 23 games) to be held under 40-percent for a game.
• WSU's 50 points marked the 10th time that CSU has held an opponent to 50 or fewer points in a game. The last time this was accomplished came in 1941-42 when the Fenn Foxes also held 10 opponents to 50 or fewer points.