CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men's basketball team notched its second straight win on Friday evening, picking up a 64-61 victory over Youngstown State. With the win, the Vikings are now 12-4 overall this season and 8-1 in #HLMBB play.

Game Stats
· Yahel Hill led the Viking offense with 15 points, while Chris Greene added 12 points and D'Moi Hodge chipped in nine.
· Cleveland State outrebounded YSU 34-24, including six boards from Deante Johnson and Nathanael Jack.
· As a team, the Vikings finished with 17 assists on the game, including nine from Tre Gomillion.
· The Vikings shot 46-percent from the floor on the game (24-for-52).
· Cleveland State got 32 points from its bench, outpacing YSU 32-4 in the category.

Game Notes
· Yahel Hill recorded a CSU career-high with his 15 points against YSU.
· Chris Greene recorded all 12 of his points on four three-pointers, setting a CSU career-high in the category.
· With his nine assists against YSU, Tre Gomillion recorded a CSU career-high.
· With Friday's victory, the Vikings picked up the season sweep over YSU.  
· Friday's win put Cleveland State in first place in the Horizon League standings. 
· Cleveland State now stands at 10-2 when playing at home this season.

The Game
For the first time in five games, Cleveland State was able to take a lead into the halftime break, as the Vikings held a slight 32-31 advantage after the first 20 minutes of play.

The Vikings then quickly added to their lead over the opening minutes of the second half, as a 7-0 run put the Vikings up by eight points at the 39-31 mark, following back-to-back baskets from Yahel Hill with 17:20 left to play.

Although YSU was able to work its way back into the contest over the next few possessions, the Vikings regained control over a two-minute span when the Vikings posted seven straight points to gain a 48-42 lead on a pair of Hill free throws with 9:54 left to play.

A YSU free throw snapped the scoring run, but a Mabor Majak offensive rebound and put-back on the ensuing possession put the score at 50-43 Cleveland State.

Youngstown State answered with an and-one play on their next trip down the floor, but the Vikings responded once again, as a Hill jumper, Chris Greene three-pointer and Deante Johnson dunk put the Vikings up by double-digits at 57-46 with 5:24 left to play.

The two teams then traded baskets over the next few plays, until a D'Moi Hodge three-pointer at the 3:59 mark put the Vikings back up by double-digits at 62-52.

The Vikings were then able to withstand a late run from the Penguins over the final minutes of the contest, maintaining a lead over the final stretch to come away with the win.

With just 12 seconds left on the clock, and the score at 62-61 CSU, Youngstown State was able to grab a defensive rebound to put the ball in their possession one more time, but Torrey Patton was able to draw a charge on the ensuing possession, giving the ball back to the Vikings with just two seconds remaining.

On the ensuing inbounds play, Patton had a full-court pass to Tre Gomillion who converted a dunk to seal the 64-61 victory for the Vikings.

Up Next
Cleveland State will close out the weekend on Sunday, January 23, hosting Robert Morris at 3:00 p.m.