GAME #27
VALPARAISO (21-5, 11-2 HL) at CLEVELAND STATE (8-18, 3-10 HL)
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 | 7:00 pm ET | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio
Live Stats | ESPN3
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1420 AM - WHK
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vs. Valparaiso
GAME PREVIEW:
• Cleveland State returns home to host Valparaiso at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday (Feb. 16) at 7:00 pm.
• The game will be broadcast live on AM 1420-WHK and AM 1320-WDLW with Al Pawlowski providing the play-by-play.
• It will also be available on ESPN3 and the Watch ESPN app.
• The Vikings are 8-18 overall and 3-10 in the Horizon League after a 64-59 win at Youngstown State on Saturday (Feb. 13).
• Valparaiso is 21-5 overall and in first place in the Horizon League at 11-2. The Crusaders dropped a 61-59 contest at home to Wright State on Saturday (Feb. 13) to snap a five-game winning streak.
THE VALPARAISO SERIES:
• CSU leads the all-time series with Valparaiso, 30-17.
• Valpo has won eight of the last 10 meetings, including a 77-52 win in Valpo on Jan. 28.
• Since Valparaiso joined the League in 2007-08, Valpo holds a 10-9 lead in the series.
GAME 26 RECAP - @CSU 64, YOUNGSTOWN STATE 59 (2/13/16)
• Cleveland State earned a 64-59 win at Youngstown State on Saturday night.
• Demonte Flannigan scored a game-high 30 points, hitting 10-of-13 from the field. He also made all nine of his free throws, including both ends of a one-and-one with 4.3 seconds left to seal the win.
• The Vikings led at the half, 32-21. YSU cut the lead to two points (34-32) early in the second half, but CSU responded with a 12-2 run to open up a 12-point lead.
• Jibri Blount had eight points and Rob Edwards scored seven.
FLANNIGAN SCORES CAREER HIGH:
• Demonte Flannigan scored a career-high 30 points in Saturday's win at Youngstown State.
• He made 10-of-13 from the field, including his lone three-point attempt, and all nine of his free throws.
• Flannigan hit both ends of a one-and-one with 4.3 seconds left to seal the win.
• It was the first 30-point game for a CSU player since Trey Lewis scored 32 points in a victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene (12/15/14).
FLANNIGAN OVER THE LAST SIX:
• Demonte Flannigan has scored in double figures in each of the last six games, averaging 18.8 points and 5.8 boards over the stretch.
• He has posted a pair of double-doubles during the time, tallying 25 points and 10 rebounds against Detroit (Feb. 4) and 19 points and 10 boards vs. Oakland (Feb. 6).
• Flannigan scored a career-high 30 points in Saturday's (Feb. 13) win at Youngstown State
• He has four double-doubles this year and is averaging 11.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
• Flannigan is eighth in the League in blocked shots (1.0), 12th in field goal percentage (.494), 16th in rebounding and 19th in scoring.
EDWARDS AT 24 STARTS:
• Rob Edwards has started 24 games this year, tied for the sixth most by a freshman in CSU history and two shy of moving into a tie for fourth on the list.
• Edwards' 24 starts are the most by a CSU freshman since Eric Mudd made 26 starts in his first season (1983-84).
• The most starts by a CSU freshman in a season is 30 by Shawn Hood in 1983-84.
• The list of most starts by a CSU freshman follows...
1. Shawn Hood 30 GS 1983-84
2. Clinton Ransey 29 GS 1983-84
3. James Madison 27 GS 1996-97
T-4. Ron Harris 26 GS 1976-77
T-4. Eric Mudd 26 GS 1983-84
T-6. John Neal/Jim Les 24 GS 1969-70
T-6. Jim Les 24 GS 1981-82
T-6. Rob Edwards 24 GS 2015-16
FOR THREE:
• CSU has hit a three in a school-record 560 consecutive games.
• The Vikings have hit at least three three's in 109 straight games.
• The last time CSU failed to make a three-pointer was Feb. 21, 1998, when the Vikings were 0-for-8 in a 60-57 win over Detroit.
• A total of 12 different players for CSU have hit a three-pointer this year, the CSU single season record for most players with at least one three-pointer in a season.
WORKING OVERTIME:
• CSU went to overtime for the first time this year on Jan. 30 at UIC, falling 72-70.
• It was CSU's first overtime game since a 66-61 win at Green Bay on Feb. 20, 2015, CSU's third OT game last year (at Savannah State and vs. San Francisco).
• The Vikings are now 44-41 all-time in overtime games.
800 MINUTE MAN:
• Rob Edwards has played 805 minutes this year, just the seventh freshman to play at least 800 minutes in a season in school history.
• Edwards is averaging 31.0 minutes per game. Only two players (Jim Les 32.9 in 1981-82 and James Madison 32.6 in 1996-97) have averaged 30 minutes as freshmen at CSU.
• He is the first to do so since Bryn Forbes played 905 minutes in 2012-13.
• Edwards ranks 18th in the League in scoring (11.8) and ninth in steals (1.2).
• Edwards is a two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Nov. 30 & Dec. 21).
• Edwards scored a career-high 26 points on Jan. 4 at Detroit, bettering his old career-high of 21 points set against Cedarville (Dec. 29) when he tied a CSU single game record by hitting 5-of-5 from three-point.
• Edwards came off the bench for the first two games before starting at Rhode Island (Nov. 21) where he scored 16 points.
• He was named to all-tournament team at Cancun Challenge Mayan Division (11/24-25) after totaling 24 points in two games.
BLOUNT FORCE:
• Jibri Blount is averaging 5.7 points and 3.2 boards, playing all 26 games. He has drawn a starting assignment in the last five games.
• In his second career start, Blount scored a career-high 15 points with six rebounds at UIC (Jan. 30).
• Blount had a career-high 11 rebounds at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 16).
• Blount is the son of Mel Blount, who played 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.
UP NEXT:
• CSU travels to Milwaukee for a 4:00 pm ET contest on Saturday (Feb. 20).
• The Vikings also play at Green Bay on Monday (Feb. 22) at 8:00 pm ET.
