Posted: Feb 28, 2020
Cleveland State at Green Bay
Saturday, Feb. 29 | 8 p.m.
Kress Events Center | Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Game Notes
OPENING TIP:
• The Vikings will wrap up their regular season tonight Green Bay (Feb. 29)...tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
• Following the conclusion of Cleveland State's final regular season game, the Vikings will compete in the Horizon League Tournament
• The Vikings enter tonight's contest with a 7-10 record in HL play, while Green Bay has a 10-7 record in league play
• Algevon Eichelberger has 18 straight double-figure scoring games, after pouring in a team-high 20 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting from the floor, to go along with three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal in 27.4 minutes of action
• Torrey Patton has been on fire as of late, tallying 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last three games, including hitting the game-winning shot against Milwaukee
THE GREEN BAY SERIES SERIES:
• This will be the 81st all-time meeting between these teams
• Green Bay leads the all-time series, 32-48
• Green Bay bested Cleveland State on Jan. 23 inside the Wolstein Center
• Last time out, Craig Beaudion dropped 26 points on 7-12 shooting, including 10-11 shooting from the charity stripe
KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM:
• Junior Algevon Eichelberger has had a breakout season for the Vikings in 2019-20
• He leads the team with 22 double-figure scoring games and posted his first four career double-doubles this year
• Eichelberger scored 19 points and collected a career-high 13 rebounds in the Vikings victory over UNC Wilmington
• Three games later, he scored 12 points and tied his career high with 13 rebounds versus Toledo
• Eichelberger scored a then career-high 21 points in the Vikings win over Robert Morris
• Eichelberger scored a then career-high 23 points and tied his career high with 13 rebounds at East Tennessee State
• Eichelberger finished with a career-high 28 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting from the floor against Oakland (Feb. 13)
• Six games of 20-plus points this season
WE SHOULD PATTON THAT:
• Torrey Patton has been on fire as of late, tallying 16.3 points and 7.3 rebounds over his last three games
• Over those three games, he's knocked down a game-tying three-pointer against Wright State (2/22) to send the game to overtime and a game-winning three-pointer at Milwaukee (2/27)
HORIZON LEAGUE HONORS:
• Cleveland State freshman guard Hugo Ferreira was named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Feb. 24
• He recorded a career-high 14 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting from the field, including a 2-4 (.500) clip from three-point territory, to go along with three assists, three steals and two rebounds in 31 minutes against league-leading Wright State (Feb. 22)
ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 11-19 overall record and a 7-10 record in the Horizon League
• Algevon Eichelberger (15.4), Craig Beaudion (14.2), and Torrey Patton (13.2) are all averaging double figure scoring efforts in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 14.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game overall
• Algevon Eichelberger is fourth in the Horizon League, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor
• Craig Beaudion is second in the league in minutes in league play, averaging 37.7 per HL game
• Cleveland State is second in the Horizon League in steals in league games, averaging 7.47 swipes per outing
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
