Cleveland State at IUPUI
Friday, Jan. 1 | 7 p.m.
The Jungle | Indianapolis, Indiana
Presented by Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine
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Game Notes
SETTING THE SCENE
The Cleveland State men's basketball team enters this weekend's pair of Horizon League games in search of going 6-0 in the Horizon League for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Tre Gomillion is coming off of a career day, pouring in a career-best 23 points on 11-12 shooting from the field in a come-from-behind victory against Youngstown State on Sunday, Dec. 27 at the Wolstein Center. Torrey Patton scored 19 points that game, all in the second half, while D'Moi Hodge chipped in 14 points, in addition to a game-high four steals.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD…
Mark the first time since the 2007-08 season the Vikings begin #HLMBB play 5-0. It would also mark the program's longest winning streak since winning seven games during the 2013-14 season.
THE CLEVELAND STATE/IUPUI SERIES
Saturday's contest is the ninth all-time meeting between these two programs, with the series being evenly split 4-4. The Vikings come into this weekend's set of games on a three-game winning streak, having not lost to IUPUI since Jan. 10, 2019 at IUPUI. In the latest outing, Cleveland State won, 72-62, behind four Vikings scoring in double figures, led by Craig Beaudion and Torrey Patton's game-high tying 18 points.
RISING IN THE HORIZON (AS A TEAM)
Through four #HLMBB contests this season, the Vikings are ranked fourth in points per game (80.0), fourth in points allowed (71.0), third in margin of victory (9.0), second in field goal percentage (.534), fifth in defensive field goal percentage (.420), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.373) and first in steals per game (9.25)
RISING IN THE HORIZON (INDIVIDUALLY)
Through four #HLMBB contests, D'Moi Hodge is ranked fifth in scoring per game (19.8), sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.481), first in steals per game (3.3) and ninth in blocked shots (1.3). Tre Gomillion is ranked fifth in field goal percentage (.657), sixth in assist/turnover ration (2.2) and 13th in assists per game (3.3). Torrey Patton ranks 14th in scoring (15.5), while Deante Johnson stands 14th in rebounds (6.3) and eighth in blocks (1.3).
OVERALL RANKINGS
In total, both league games and non-conference games, D'Moi Hodge is seventh in scoring (16.5), seventh in field goal percentage (.467) and first in steals (2.5). Torrey Patton and Deante Johnson are tied for 11th in rebounds (6.6), while Johnson is ranked seventh in blocked shots (1.6).
COME-FROM-BEHIND-DUB
Against Youngstown State on Sunday, Dec. 27, the Vikings overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat the Penguins, 81-74. Down by 10 at the half, the Vikings poured in 51 points on a 21-31 (.677) clip in the final 20 minutes, behind 19 second half points from senior Torrey Patton to secure the #HLMBB win. Tre Gomillion notched a career-high 23 points, while D'Moi Hodge chipped in 14 points and four steals and Deante Johnson pulled down 10 rebounds.
UNDEFEATED IN #HLMBB PLAY
For the first time in 10 years, the Vikings begin Horizon League play with a 4-0 record after taking down one of the newest members, Purdue Fort Wayne, of the #HLMBB in the first weekend of league play, and then completing a two-game sweep against in-state rival Youngstown State.
TRE GOMILLION AKA MR. RELIABLE
Gomillion has started in every game of his Cleveland State career (39 starts). The junior has had a career season thus far, pouring in a career-high 23 points on a near-perfect 11-12 (.917) shooting from the floor on Dec. 27, 2020. His .917 shooting percentage puts the Augusta, Georgia, native in the record book, tying him fifth with Jamal Jackson's .917 clip on 12/5/94 (also 11-12 from the field). Against Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19, Gomillion contributed 16 points on a then-career-high 8-13 (.615) shooting from the floor.
HOLY HODGE!
The junior transfer had a historic, record-setting, performance against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sunday, Dec. 20. Hodge poured in a NCAA-high 46 points (as of 12/21) on 15-23 (.652) shooting from the floor, including a 10-15 (.667) clip from deep, a game-high seven rebounds, three assists and a game-high tying four steals in 32 minutes of action. Over his two games against the Mastodons, Hodge, who started in both games, averaged 25.5 points on 17-31 (.548) shooting from the field, in addition to an 11-19 (.579) mark from three-point territory, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.5 steals in 20.5 minutes of play. His play earned him Horizon League Player of the Week honors (announced Dec. 21).
D'MOI WE KNOW, THE BETTER: HODGE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS
Hodge etched his name in the Cleveland State men's basketball history books with his outing at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/20/20). The junior from the British Virgin Islands set new school records for most made three-pointers in a game (10), most made three-pointers in a half (8), most points scored by a junior (46) and most points scored in a first half (31). Hodge's 10 made three-pointers are the most in the NCAA this season (as of 12/21/20), while his 46 points were only three points shy of tying the program record (49-Franklin Edwards at Xavier, 2/25/81).
UP NEXT
Cleveland State will face off against Northern Kentucky for the first time this season at the Wolstein Center on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9. Both games will tip at 7 p.m. Fans can listen to the game on 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM or www.whkradio.com with the Voice of Cleveland State men's basketball Al Pawlowski on the call or watch on an ESPN streaming platform.
THE DENNIS GATES COACH'S RADIO SHOW
We are excited for the return of The Coach Dennis Gates Radio Show! You can catch the Voice of the Vikings, Al Pawlowski, and Coach Gates talk CSU basketball each Wednesday night from 7:00-8:00p on 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM or www.whkradio.com.
1985-86 CELEBRATION: ON THIS DATE PRESENTED BY HUNTINGTON BANK
On Saturday, Jan. 4, 1986, the Vikings took down Utica, 92-61, inside Woodling Gymnasium. The win kicked off Cleveland State's seven-game winning streak.
