Dec. 22, 2010

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CSU senior Norris Cole
l Came back from a first half in which foul trouble limited him to 2 points in 10 minutes to score 25 second half points to finish with 27 points.
l It was his 26th career 20-point game (7th this year) and raised his CSU career scoring total to (1,499) (7th best).
l Went 2-for-2 from the line down the stretch (is 44-for-46 this year in the last 5:00).

CSU junior Jeremy Montgomery
l Snapped a streak of two straight single figure games by scoring 21 points (his second 20-point game of the year).
l He was 8-for-17 from the field with three treys.

CSU junior Aaron Pogue
l Scored five points with a team-high 8 rebounds
l Broke his career high with four steals (old high, 3 vs. Sam Houston State).

CSU freshman Luda Ndaye
l Set career highs for points (7) and rebounds (7), old highs were 6 points (Iona) and 5 rebounds (Urbana).
l Was three-for-four from the field.

Miscellaneous Notes
l This was the fourth meeting between USF and CSU with the Vikings entering the contest with a 2-1 series lead.
l The first half featured five ties and one lead change. The game was tied at 2, 4, 7, 9 & 22. CSU lead by as many as two points early while USF owned a 7-point advantage (20-13) before taking a 26-24 lead into the half.
l CSU took its first lead of the second half (44-43) on a Cole three-point play with 12:00 left. The Vikings would not give the lead back, building a 61-51 lead (4:27). The Bulls would come no closer than five down the stretch.
l The win improved CSU to 13-1, the most wins before Jan. 1 in school history (11 in 1992-93).
l The Vikings have now won 10 straight games in the Wolstein Center.
l The victory gives CSU a 25-8 record in the 2010 calendar year, the second-highest win total in school history (28 in 1986).
l The Vikings pressure paid dividends as CSU owned a +20 turnover advantage, including a +9 in the first half when USF turned the ball over 13 times.
l The large turnover margin resulted in CSU owning a 22-2 lead in points off turnovers.
l The size of the Bulls was evident as USF owned a 49-26 rebounding advantage, including +13 in the first half (29-16).
l CSU made a season-high 14 steals (old high 12 vs St. Bonaventure).
l The Viking set a school record by turning the ball over just four times (old low was 5 done 4 times, twice last year).