Milwaukee at Cleveland State
Saturday, Jan. 25 | 3 p.m.
Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
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Game Notes
OPENING TIP:
• Cleveland State continues a season-long four-game homestand against Milwaukee on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 3 p.m. in the Wolstein Center
• The Vikings enter the contest with a 3-5 record in Horizon League play, while Milwaukee is 5-3 in conference play
• Algevon Eichelberger has nine straight double-figure scoring games
• Three different Vikings have scored 20+ points in the past four games
• Milwaukee is coming off a 75-73 win in overtime at Youngstown State
• The Panthers have won five of their past six after losing their first two HL games to the top two teams in the standings
• Six of Milwaukee's 10 losses have been by seven points or fewer
• Milwaukee's Te'Jon Lucas leads the Horizon League with 37 steals
WE'LL TAKE 'EM, THEY'RE FREE
• Cleveland State ranks among the top 15 in Division I in free throw attempts, having taken 467 this season
• Cleveland State has attempted double digit free throws in every game and has attempted 20+ freebies in 15 of 21 games
• CSU has attempted at least 23 free throws in each of the past six games
• The Vikings made a season-high 27 free throws, on 29 attempts, last time out, shooting 93.1 percent from the line
SWIPING STEALS
• Cleveland State is tied for the league lead in steals in Horizon League games, averaging 7.0 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.3 steals per HL contest
• Torrey Patton, Tre Gomillion and Kasheem Thomas all have at least eight steals in league play as well
LEAGUE ROUNDUP:
• Cleveland State is currently tied for seventh place in the Horizon League standings with a 3-5 record
• A pair of teams, including Milwaukee, are tied for third place, two games ahead of CSU at 5-3
• The first half of league play will conclude at the end of this weekend with all teams halfway through their 18-game league slate
GREEN BAY 78, CSU 74 (1/23/20):
• Cleveland State's frantic comeback bid came up just short
• The Vikings trailed by 12 points with three minutes left but used an 11-0 run to cut their deficit to a single point with just over a minute to play
• Craig Beaudion led the Vikings with a season-high 26 points
• Beaudion shot 7-of-12 from the field and 10-of-11 from the foul line
• Tre Gomillion posted a team-high eight rebounds
• Torrey Patton added 12 points and six boards against the Phoenix
ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 7-14 overall record and a 3-5 record in the Horizon League
• Algevon Eichelberger (14.4), Torrey Patton (14.0) and Craig Beaudion (13.4) are each averaging in double figures in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game overall
• Craig Beaudion is sixth in the Horizon League, averaging 4.9 assists per game in league play
• Torrey Patton leads the Horizon League shooting 54.9 percent from the floor in league play
• Craig Beaudion leads the league in minutes in league play, averaging 37.3 per HL game
• Cleveland State is tied for first in the Horizon League in steals in league games, averaging 7.0 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.3 steals per HL contest
THE MILWAUKEE SERIES:
• This will be the 53rd all-time meeting between these teams
• Milwaukee leads the all-time series, 30-22
• The teams split two games last season, with each team winning at home
• Cleveland State leads the series in Cleveland, 15-10
THE DENNIS GATES ERA:
• This will mark the first season for new Cleveland State head coach Dennis Gates
• Gates earned his first career victory at Cleveland State on Nov. 9 with a 79-54 victory over Edinboro in the Wolstein Center
• Gates was named the Vikings head coach on July 26, 2019
• He comes to Cleveland State after spending the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at Florida State
• Gates brings 16 years of Division I coaching experience to Cleveland State
• Gates also coached at Marquette, Cal, Northern Illinois and Nevada
FRESH FACES:
• Cleveland State will feature 11 new players in 2019-20, which ties for the fifth most in Division I
• Tyrese Potoma, Craig Beaudion, Franklyn Penn Jr., Tre Gomillion, Hugo Ferreira, Anthony Rego, Daylen Williams, Aria Eskandari, Jeremy Sanchez, Torrey Patton and Jalen Williams are all new to the Vikings this season
BETTER EVERY GAME:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger surpassed his previous career scoring high on three occasions this season
• Eichelberger tallied a then career-high 19 points in the Vikings victory over UNC Wilmington on Nov. 22
• Two games later he established a new career high as he scored 21 points in the Vikings win against Robert Morris
• He then topped that with a 23-point effort at East Tennessee State on Dec. 21
• Eichelberger became the first Cleveland State player to top 20 points in a game this season with his 21-point effort against Robert Morris
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger has had a breakout season for the Vikings in 2019-20
• He has started all 18 games in which he has played this season and leads the team averaging 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game
• He leads the team with 14 double-figure scoring games and posted his first four career double-doubles this year
WE SHOULD PATTON THAT:
• Torrey Patton has raised his output in Horizon League play
• He is averaging 14.0 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game in league play
• Patton is shooting a league-leading 54.9 percent (45-of-82) from the floor and 53.3 (8-of-15) percent from the three-point line
• He scored a career-high 25 points in the Vikings victory over Youngstown State
• That effort against YSU is one of three 20-point games he has in league play
• Patton has double figures in scoring in six of eight HL games
