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CSU Postgame Notes

Jan. 18, 2007

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2006-07 Men's Basketball

Postgame Notes

 

Cleveland State vs. Wright State

Jan 18, 2007

 

J'Nathan Bullock

• Scored in double figures for the 14th time (in 20 games) this year, finishing with 21 points for his eighth career 20-point game.

• Was 9-of-10 from the line to raise his season totals to 86-of-116 (.741), surpassing his freshman free throws made (83).

 

Bahaadar Russell

• Celebrated his third career start by scoring in double figures for the second straight game, finishing with 17 points.

• Was 4-of-11 from three-point.  He is 9-of-20 (.450) from 3-point in his last 2 games after going 3-for-29 (.103) in his first 27 games.

 

Joe Davis

• Caught fire in the second half, scoring all but two of his 17 points for his eighth double-figure scoring effort.

• The scoring effort was his second-highest single game total, trailing only the 19 points he scored in the opener vs. George Mason.

 

Patrick Tatham

• Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, his sixth career double-figure rebounding game.  His previous best was 11 rebounds done three times.

 

Miscellaneous

• The game was the 45th meeting between Wright State and CSU with Wright State now owning a 23-22 all-time series lead.

• CSU played the game without guard Carlos English and forward Kevin Francis, both of whom missed their second straight game after being declared academically ineligible on Jan. 13

• Senior guard Victor Morris returned to the lineup for the first time since breaking his right foot in the Ohio State game on Dec. 9.  He had surgery on Dec. 15, 34 days ago.  He entered the game with 13:13 left in the contest and played four minutes.  With Morris out of the lineup, CSU went 2-6.

• The Vikings trailed at the half, 37-27, marking just the sixth time (in 20 games) that CSU was behind at half (CSU was 0-5 in the first five games).

• CSU did not lead in the game until the 14:26 mark of the second half when Joe Davis scored a three-point play off a steal to give the Vikings a 48-46 lead.

Wright State became the 7th team this year to shoot better than 50-percent from the field, making 31-of-57 field goal attempts (.544).