Feb. 13, 2003
CLEVELAND - Cleveland State snapped its seven-game skid Thursday night by posting an 86-76 victory over visiting Youngstown State as sophomore Percell Coles (Philadelphia, Pa./Simon Gratz) poured in a game-high 25 points at Goodman Arena.
Coles' former high school teammates, senior Tahric Gosley and junior Jermaine Robinson, also contributed greatly to the Viking cause. Robinson tossed in 24 points on the back of an 8-of-14 performance from the floor while Gosley corralled a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with 18 points. All of Gosley's rebounds and 16 of his points came in the second half.
CSU (8-16 overall, 3-8 Horizon League) trailed the Penguins (8-14, 4-7) at the half.
Youngstown State was led by Doug Underwood with 22 points while Adam Baumann added 11. The Vikings also got a career-best 10 points from point guard Walt Chavis (Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire).
Behind Gosley's effort, CSU outrebounded YSU 40-36. TeJay Anderson led the Penguins with nine boards.
For the game, CSU shot 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field and 71.9 percent (23-of-32) from the line. YSU hit 41.3 percent (26-of-63) from the field and 69.2 percent (18-of-26) from the line.
