Posted: Mar 02, 2020
Cleveland State at Oakland
Tuesday, March 3 | 7 p.m.
Athletics Center O'Rena | Rochester, Michigan
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OPENING TIP:
• The Vikings will begin the 2020 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament on Tuesday at Oakland
• Coach Dennis Gates was named Horizon League Men's Basketball Co-Coach of the Year
• Junior forward Algevon Eichelberger was named to the All-League Third Team, announced Monday, March 2
• Cleveland State enters the tournament as a seven seed, while Oakland is the sixth overall seed
• The Vikings enter tonight's contest with a 7-11 record in HL play, which is its best finish since the 2014-15 season
• Algevon Eichelberger has 19 straight double-figure scoring games...he's scored 10+ in 24 of his 28 games
• Torrey Patton has been on fire as of late, tallying 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds over his last two games
THE OAKLAND SEASON SERIES:
• This will be the 19th all-time meeting between these teams
• Oakland leads the series 10-8
• Oakland took down Cleveland State 79-74 on Feb. 13 in Oakland
Last time out, Al Eichelberger tallied a career-high 28 points on 11-22 (.500) shooting from the floor, a team-high tying seven rebounds, three assists, a game-high tying two steals and one block in 35.5 minutes of play
WE'LL TAKE 'EM, THEY'RE FREE:
• Cleveland State ranks among the top 25 in Division I in free throw attempts, having taken 672 this season, good for 24th in the NCAA
• Cleveland State has attempted double digit free throws in every game this season and has attempted 20+ freebies in 20 of 31 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 is second in the league in steals in Horizon League games, averaging 7.56 thefts per contest
• Craig Beaudion leads CSU, and is second in the HL, as he is netting 2.2 steals per HL contest
LEAGUE ROUND UP:
• Cleveland State holds a 7-11 record in Horizon League play this season
• Oakland sits at 8-10 in league play, while holding an overall record of 13-18
• In their last meeting, the Vikings fell to Oakland, 79-74, on Feb. 13 in Oakland
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)
• Cleveland State junior Torrey Patton was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 6
• Patton had a career day in the Vikings 82-74 victory over Youngstown State
• He scored a career-high 25 points, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and handed out a career-high six assists
• He finished the game 9-of-12 from the floor, 2-of-2 from the three-point line and 5-of-8 from the free throw line
THE CLUTCH GENE:
• Torrey Patton drilled the game-tying three-pointer against Wright State on Feb. 22 inside the Wolstein Center
• Two games later, Patton knocked down the game-winning triple in a league battle at Milwaukee (Feb. 27)
• Sophomore Tre Gomillion has two game-winning baskets for the Vikings this season
• He tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer giving the Vikings an 82-80 victory over IUPUI on Monday
• Gomillion also tipped in a missed shot with 10 seconds to play lifting the Vikings to a 47-46 win against UNC Wilmington
ABOUT THE VIKINGS:
• Cleveland State enters the contest with a 11-20 overall record and a 7-11 record in the Horizon League
• Algevon Eichelberger (15.2), Craig Beaudion (14.2), and Torrey Patton (13.5) are all averaging double figure scoring efforts in Horizon League play
• Algevon Eichelberger leads the Vikings, averaging 14.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game overall
• Algevon Eichelberger is fifth in the Horizon League, shooting 45.8 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
