Posted: Feb 19, 2020
Cleveland State vs. Northern Kentucky
Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7 p.m.
Wolstein Center | Cleveland Ohio
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Game Notes
OPENING TIP:
• Cleveland State will open up its final two-game homestand of the season beginning on Thursday (Feb. 20) against Northern Kentucky
• The Vikings will wrap-up their 2019-20 home games on Saturday (Feb. 22) against Wright State...tipoff for Saturday is at 3 p.m.
• The Vikings enter tonight's contest with a 6-8 record in Horizon League play, while Northern Kentucky sits at 11-4
• Algevon Eichelberger has 15 straight double-figure scoring games, after pouring in a team-high 17 points, to go along with six rebounds, a game-high five assists and a team-high two blocks in 38.1 minutes against theTitans (Feb. 16)
• Three Vikings scored in double figures in each of the last six games and saw five players reach the double-digit mark on Feb. 15 against Detroit Mercy
THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY SERIES:
• This will be the 11th all-time meeting between these teams
• Northern Kentucky leads the series, 4-6
• In their last meeting, Northern Kentucky took down CSU, 75-49 on Jan. 18
• In that contest, Al Eichelberger led the Vikings with 17 points, six rebounds and one block in 30 minutes of action
CSU 67, Detroit Mercy 66 (OT) (2/15)
• Five Vikings scored in double figures in the overtime win: Eichelberger (17), Johnson (15), Patton (13), Thomas (11) and Sanchez (10)
• Deante Johnson tallied a career-high 15 points on 7-10 (.700) shooting from the field, in addition to a team-high eight rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 35 minutes of play
• Freshman Jeremy Sanchez had a career day, finishing with a career-high 10 points on 4-8 (.500) shooting from the floor, four rebounds, two assists and a career-high three steals in career-high 20.4 minutes
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger has had a breakout season for the Vikings in 2019-20
• He has started all 24 games in which he has played this season and leads the team averaging 14.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game
• He leads the team with 20 double-figure scoring games and posted his first four career double-doubles this year
• Eichelberger finished with a career-high 28 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting from the floor against Oakland (Feb. 13), marking the 14th straight game he posted double figures and the second consecutive game of pouring in 20-more-more (5th this season)
WE'LL TAKE 'EM, THEY'RE FREE
• Cleveland State ranks among the top 20 in Division I in free throw attempts, having taken 603 this season
• Cleveland State has attempted double digit free throws in every game this season and has attempted 20+ freebies in 19 of 26 games
• CSU has attempted 23+ free throws in eightg of its past 10 contests
• 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 Stat leads the league in steals in Horizon League games, averaging 7.64 thefts per contest
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is tied for first in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
LEAGUE ROUNDUP:
• Cleveland State holds a 6-8 record in Horizon League play this season
• Northern Kentucky holds an 11-4 record in league play and a 19-8 overall record
• In their last meeting, CSU fell to NKU, 75-49, in Highland Heights, Kentucky
ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 10-17 overall record and a 6-8 record in the Horizon League
• Algevon Eichelberger (15.4), Craig Beaudion (14.2), and Torrey Patton (12.5) are each averaging in double figure scoring efforts in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 14.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game overall
• Cleveland State is fourth in the league in defensive field goal percentage in HL play, allowing opponents to shoot just 42.6 percent
• Algevon Eichelberger is fourth in the Horizon League, shooting 47.0 percent from the floor in league play
• Craig Beaudion is second in the league in minutes in league play, averaging 37.7 per HL game
• Cleveland State is first in the Horizon League in steals in league games, averaging 7.6 per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
