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Vikings Top San Francisco in Overtime, 69-65

Vikings Top San Francisco in Overtime, 69-65

VIDEO: Highlights | Postgame Press Conference

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Anton Grady scored 17 points to lead a balanced Cleveland State scoring attack as the Vikings knocked off San Francisco, 69-65, in overtime on Sunday afternoon at the Wolstein Center.

Both teams are now 6-6 this season.

Grady – who scored 13 of his points in the second half and overtime – finished 8-of-15 from the floor and added seven rebounds, three blocks and three steals. Charlie Lee added 15 points and three assists, while Andre Yates finished with 13 points.

Kaza Keane and Vinny Zollo gave CSU a spark off the bench with Keane totaling nine points, three rebounds, a steal and an assist. Zollo tallied five points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Mark Tollefsen led the Dons with 17 points.

The Dons used a 9-3 spurt to turn a five point lead (16-11) into their largest lead of the opening stanza (25-14) on a Tollefson three-pointer with 5:37 to play. However, the Vikings used three-pointers from Lee and Lewis and layups by Grady and Keane to pull within 30-26 at halftime.

The Vikings took their first lead of the contest with 7:42 to play on a Grady dunk off an assist from Zollo. The game was tied four times from there, the final time coming when USF's Tim Derksen answered a Lee three-pointer with 49 seconds left that tied the game at 62-62.

After a CSU miss, the Dons had a chance to win the game, but Derksen's jumper was short and a tip was off the mark, sending the Vikings into overtime for the second time this season.

In the extra session, CSU outscored the Dons, 7-3, limiting USF to just three free throws and 0-of-3 from the field.

CSU shot .472 (25-53) from the field, including 9-of-19 (.474) from three-point. USF was 22-of-48 (.458) from the field and held a slim 30-29 advantage on the glass.

The Vikings return to action on Tuesday (Dec. 23) when CSU hosts Eastern Illinois at 2:00 p.m. in the Wolstein Center.

It will be a bonus Family Value Weekend with $1.00 hot dogs and a Kid Zone and all tickets will be just $6.00.