QUICK HITS:
- Cleveland State, now 6-0 in Horizon League play this season, is off to its best start in league games since the 2007-08 season (7-0).
- The Vikings are one-win shy of tying its longest winning streak since the 2013-14 season (seven games).
- Cleveland State swiped a season-high tying 14 steals in Saturday's win, marking the second time this season recording 10-plus thefts.
- The Vikings held advantages in points in the paint (34-24), fast break points (15-2), as well as rebounds (28-22).
- Cleveland State forced 21 IUPUI turnovers, resulting in 26 points.
- Tre Gomillion poured in a game-high 18 points on 8-13 (.615) shooting from the floor, in addition to four rebounds and one steal in 27 minutes of action.
- Gomillion notched 10 of his 18 points in the second half of Saturday's contest.
- Torrey Patton contributed 12 points on a 5-10 (.500) clip from the field, to go along with six rebounds, one assist and three steals in 32 minutes.
- Saturday's match marked Patton's sixth-straight game of scoring 10-or-more points, registering 10-plus points in every game of Cleveland State's six-game winning streak.
- Deante Johnson pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, to go along with three points, three assists, one block and one steal in 25 minutes of play.
- Johnson has recorded at least one block in eight of his nine games this season.
- D'Moi Hodge swiped a season-high tying five steals in 26 minutes as a starter.
- Hodge, who came into Saturday's game ranked 19th in the NCAA for steals per game, has swiped five steals in two games this season, while recording at least one theft in all but one game during the 2020-21 campaign.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The Cleveland State Vikings extended its win streak on Saturday at the Jungle on the campus of IUPUI, taking down the Jaguars 59-49. The Vikings have now won six-straight games, all Horizon League contests, marking their longest winning streak since the 2013-14 season (seven games), as well as their best start to league play since the 2007-08 season (7-0).
Senior guard Craig Beaudion picked up right where he left off from Friday's contest, recording the first basket of Saturday's league game. Azariah Seay opened up a seven-point lead, 15-8, for the Jaguars, off of a three-pointer with 11:04 left to play in the first half.
Torrey Patton ended IUPUI's run, knocking down a three-pointer, assisted by Deante Johnson at the 9:40 mark of the half. Down, 19-12 with 8:47 left to play in the opening 20 minutes, the Vikes went on an 8-0 run to take a 20-19 lead, capped off with an Algevon Eichelberger offensive rebound and put-back bucket.
Tre Gomillion buried a fading jump shot as time was expiring in the opening half, tying the ballgame heading into intermission, 28-28.
Cleveland State began the second half on an 8-2 run to hold a six-point, 36-30, advantage with 16:17 left to play in regulation.
At the 10:45 mark of the second half, Gomillion knocked down a mid-range jump shot, to give the Vikings a double-digit, 47-37, lead.
Cleveland State never trailed during the second half of Saturday's tilt, pulling away with a 59-49 victory.
PRESS CONFERENCE
UP NEXT: Cleveland State will head home to the friendly confines of the Wolstein Center for a two-game series against Northern Kentucky. The Vikings and the Norse will faceoff on Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. both nights. Fans can watch live on an ESPN streaming platform or listen on the radio at 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM or www.whkradio.com.
