UIC at Cleveland State
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 3 p.m.
Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
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Game Notes

OPENING TIP:
• Cleveland State concludes a season-long four-game homestand against UIC Saturday (Feb. 1) at 3 p.m. in the Wolstein Center
• The Vikings enter the contest with a 5-5 record in Horizon League play, while UIC is also 5-5 in conference play
• Algevon Eichelberger has 11 straight double-figure scoring games
• Four Vikings scored in double figures in each of the last two games
• UIC is coming off a 90-83 win in overtime at Youngstown State
• UIC has won four of its last five
• UIC leads the league in conference play in both field goal percentage (47.0) and field goal percentage defense (40.2)
• Four Flames are averaging in double figures in HL play

WE'LL TAKE 'EM, THEY'RE FREE
• Cleveland State ranks among the top 5 in Division I in free throw attempts, having taken 520 this season
• Cleveland State has attempted double digit free throws in every game and has attempted 20+ freebies in 17 of 23 games
• CSU has attempted 23+ free throws in each of the past eight games
• The Vikings made a season-high 27 free throws, on 29 attempts, Jan. 23 vs. Green Bay, shooting 93.1 percent from the line

SWIPING STEALS
• Cleveland State leads the league lead in steals in Horizon League games, averaging 7.7 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is third in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
• Cleveland State had 13 steals last time out against IUPUI, its highest figure in Horizon League play this season

LEAGUE ROUNDUP:
• Cleveland State is tied for fifth place in the Horizon League standings with a 5-5 record entering Friday's games
• A pair of teams, Green Bay and Milwaukee, are tied for third place and sit just a half game ahead of CSU at 5-4 in the league
• This weekend's games began the second half of the Horizon League double round robin slate

CSU 72, IUPUI 62 (1/30/20):
• Cleveland State won its second straight with a 72-62 win over IUPUI
• CSU led for the final 30 minutes of the contest
• Four Vikings scored in double figures for the second straight game
• Cleveland State had a 46-32 advantage in rebounds, while its 19 offensive rebounds tied CSU's season high
• Craig Beaudion and Torrey Patton tied for game-high honors with 18 points each while both added five rebounds

ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 9-14 overall record and a 5-5 record in the Horizon League
• Craig Beaudion (14.4), Algevon Eichelberger (14.0) and Torrey Patton (13.3) are each averaging in double figures in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 13.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game overall
• Cleveland State is second in the league in field goal percentage defense in HL play, allowing opponents to shoot just 41.7 percent
• Torrey Patton is second in the Horizon League, shooting 53.0 percent from the floor in league play
• Craig Beaudion leads the league in minutes in league play, averaging 37.5 per HL game
• Cleveland State is first in the Horizon League in steals in league games, averaging 7.7 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is third in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest

THE UIC SERIES:
• This will be the 88th all-time meeting between these teams
• CSU leads the all-time series, 48-39
• UIC has won each of the past three overall, including a 71-66 win in Chicago to start HL play Dec. 28
• Cleveland State leads the series in Cleveland, 22-17, but the Flames have won three straight games in Ohio

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

FROM EVERYWHERE:
• Cleveland State is represented by players from four countries and eight different US states
• Tyrese Potoma (Saskatchewan), Kasheem Thomas (Quebec), Franklyn Penn Jr (British Virgin Islands) and Hugo Ferreira (Portugal) all hail from foreign countries

TIGHT ON THE DEFENSIVE END OF THE FLOOR:
• Cleveland State has held 10 opponents at or under 40.4 percent shooting from the floor
• Cleveland State limited Eastern Kentucky to 25.5 percent shooting from the floor
• The Vikings held UNC Wilmington to 27.3 percent shooting
• The Vikings limited South Carolina to 37.8 percent shooting from the field, including 35.9 percent in the opening half
• The Vikings held Missouri State to just 37.7 percent shooting for the game, including 32.0 percent in the second half
• Cleveland State limited Edinboro to 28.3 percent shooting from the floor in a 79-54 win
• Cleveland State held Edinboro to 20.8 percent shooting from the floor in the first half
• The Vikings held Detroit Mercy to just 30.3 percent shooting from the floor
• Cleveland State held Northern Kentucky and Robert Morris to identical 40.4 percent marks from the floor
• Cleveland State limited Milwaukee to 25.4 percent from the floor Jan. 25, a season-low by a CSU opponent
• Cleveland State then held a second straight opponent below 40 percent as IUPUI shot just 36.4 percent from the floor against CSU Jan. 30

WHEN WE WIN:
• The Vikings have featured balanced scoring in their nine victories this season as four players are averaging in double figures
• Algevon Eichelberger (14.5), Craig Beaudion (13.6), Torrey Patton (12.2) and Tre Gomillion (10.2) each average double figures in CSU wins
• Cleveland State has limited the opposition to just 34.5 percent shooting from the floor in its victories
• The Vikings are outrebounding opponents by an average of 37.7-32.7 in their nine wins

KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger has had a breakout season for the Vikings in 2019-20
• He has started all 20 games in which he has played this season and leads the team averaging 13.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game
• He leads the team with 16 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 13.3 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game in league play
• Patton is shooting 53.0 percent (53-of-100) from the floor, second in the league, and 52.4 (11-of-21) 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 seven of 10 HL games