CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State Vikings took down Green Bay on Friday night for their 11th Horizon League win of the season. The Vikings (11-2) saw six different players hit three pointers, including five combined triples from Torrey Patton and Alec Oglesby. Overall, Cleveland State shot the three ball at a 50 percent clip (9-for-18).

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QUICK HITS

• With Friday night's win, the Vikings improve to 11-2 in the Horizon League, maintaining the top spot in the #HLMBB standings.
• Cleveland State's 11^th league win marks the first time since the 2014-15 season the Vikes have recorded 11 Horizon League wins (11-5).
• The Vikings held advantages in fast break points (17-11), assists (14-11), points in the paint (32-30) and second chance points (11-9).
• Cleveland State capitalized on 11 Phoenix turnovers with 16 points.
• Tre Gomillion sunk in a three-pointer as the first half was expiring, giving Cleveland State a 39-38 halftime lead. The Green and White improved to 9-2 this season when leading at the intermission.
• The Vikings produced a 9-18 (.500) clip from three-point land, marking the third game this season connecting on at least nine triples.
• All five Cleveland State starters tallied 10-or-more points: Craig Beaudion (16), Torrey Patton (13), Tre Gomillion (12) Deante Johnson (11), D'Moi Hodge (11).
• Craig Beaudion finished with a team-high 16 points on 6-10 (.600) shooting from the floor, to go along with a game-high six assists, three rebounds and a game-high three steals in 26 minutes.
• Friday's #HLMBB victory marked Beaudion's third consecutive game finishing with 10-plus points, as he is averaging 17.0 points over that span.
• The senior guard has also swiped at least one steal in five of his last six games, including two-or-more thefts in four of his last six outings.
• Deante Johnson tallied 11 points on 5-8 (.625) shooting from the field, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 28 minutes.
• Johnson has recorded at least one block in 13 of his 16 games this season.
• Friday's contest also marked his second 10-point, five-rebound outing of the 2020-21 campaign.
• Tre Gomillion grabbed a game-high tying eight rebounds (game-high four offensive), in addition to 12 points and four assists in 32 minutes.
• Torrey Patton notched 13 points, scoring 11 of his 13 in the second half, to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes of play.
• Patton has now tallied double-digit scoring efforts in 12 of his last 13 games. 

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THE GAME
The Vikings survived an early 12-2 Phoenix run powered by Amari Davis, who scored 17 of his 27 points in the first 20 minutes and was responsible for half of Green Bay's first half points.

Cleveland State held the lead for fewer than five minutes in the opening 20, but the Vikings headed to the locker room up 39-38 thanks to a stellar sequence by D'Moi Hodge. The junior guard drilled a three-pointer before stepping up on the defensive end, swatting a Green Bay shot just inside the paint. Hodge then fed a streaking Tre Gomillion, who nailed a buzzer-beater from just outside the arc.

The Vikings trailed by five points with less than 40 seconds remaining in the half, but Hodge was largely responsible for a six-point swing over the course of 16 ticks.

Patton opened the second frame with a triple and the Vikings never looked back, leading for the remainder of the contest. With 5:15 on the clock, Oglesby nailed a three to cap off a 13-3 run and give Cleveland State a 65-55 edge, the largest lead of the night for either side.

Green Bay drew within a basket with under a minute to play, but Patton hit a dagger to put the Vikings on top 70-64.

A balanced scoring effort saw five Cleveland State starters score in double digits, headlined by Craig Beaudion's 16-point effort. Gomillion chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds while Deante Johnson added 11 points and seven boards.

UP NEXT
Cleveland State will look for the weekend sweep over Green Bay on Saturday night at the Wolstein Center. Saturday's game will tip at 7 p.m. and broadcast on ESPN3, in addition to 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM and www.whkradio.com.

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