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Cleveland State Men’s Basketball 2020-21 SCHEDUL E OVERALL RECORD: 4-3 GAME 8 • FRIDAY, JANUAry 1 INDIANA FARMERS COLISEUM HORIZON LEAGUE: 4-0 NON-LEAGUE: 0-3 2:00 P.M. • INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA HOME: 0-0 AWAY/NEUTRAL: 2-3 CLEVELAND STATE IUPUI DEC. 1 AT TOLEDO L, 70-61 4-3 | 4-0 1-0 | 0-0 DEC. 6 AT OHIO L, 101-46 DEC. 13 AT OHIO STATE L, 67-61. Game Information DEC. 19 AT ROBERT MORRIS* CANCELLED All-Time vs. IUPUI: ....................................................................................4-4 DEC. 19 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* W, 63-61 Last Meeting: ................................................... W, 72-62 (1/30/20 at CSU) DEC. 20 AT ROBERT MORRIS* CANCELLED Tickets: ..................................................................................... No Spectators DEC. 20 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* W, 89-90 Voice of the Vikings.............................................................. Al Pawlowski DEC. 26 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 87-69 Radio ...................................................AM-1420, 102.5 FM, whkradio.com DEC. 27 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 81-74 TV ......................................................................................................... ESPN+ JAN. 1 AT IUPUI* 2 P.M. JAN. 4 AT IUPUI 12 P.M. The Head Coaches JAN. 8 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* TBA Cleveland State: ............................................Dennis Gates (California ‘02) JAN. 9 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* TBA .....................At CSU: 15-24 (second year) | Overall: 15-24 (second year) JAN. 15 AT WRIGHT STATE* TBA IUPUI: ...................................Byron Rimm II (Cal State, Los Angeles, ‘99) JAN. 16 AT WRIGHT STATE* TBA ................... At IUPUI: 8-25 (second year) | Overall: 190-268 (16th year) JAN. 22 MILWAUKEE* TBA JAN. 23 MILWAUKEE* TBA JAN. 29 GREEN BAY* TBA Last Game’s Starters JAN. 30 GREEN BAY* TBA G 3 CRAIG BEAUDION | 6-3 | SR .............................6.0 PTS | 1.9 REB | 2.3 AST FEB. 5 AT OAKLAND* TBA G 5 TRE GOMILLION | 6-4 | JR ..............................10.3 PTS | 3.9 REB | 2.6 AST FEB. 6 AT OAKLAND* TBA G 24 TORREY PATTON | 6-5 | SR ............................. 11.0 PTS | 6.6 REB | 1.9 AST FEB. 12 DETROIT MERCY* TBA FEB. 13 DETROIT MERCY* TBA G 55 D’MOI HODGE | 6-4 | JR ...............................16.5 PTS | 4.5 REB | 2.0 AST FEB. 19 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* TBA F 35 DEANTE JOHNSON | 6-9 | JR .............................6.6 PTS | 6.6 REB | 1.6 BLK FEB. 20 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE TBA *BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME SETTING THE SCENE The Cleveland State men’s basketball team enters this weekend’s pair of Horizon League games in search of going 6-0 in the Horizon League for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Tre Gomillion is coming off of a career day, pouring in a career-best 23 points on 11-12 shooting from the field in a come-from-behind victory against Youngstown State on Sunday, Dec. 27 at the Wolstein Center. Torrey Patton scored 19 points that game, all in the second half, while D’Moi Hodge chipped in 14 points, in addition to a game-high four steals. A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD… ALL TIMES LISTED AS EST | *HORIZON LEAGUE GAME HOME GAMES PLAYED IN THE WOLSTEIN CENTER Mark the first time since the 2007-08 season the Vikings begin #HLMBB play 5-0. It #HLMBB SEMIFINALS & CHAmpIONSHIP IN INDIANAPOLIS, IND. would also mark the program’s longest winning streak since winning seven games during the 2013-14 season. THE CLEVELAND STATE/IUPUI SERIES Saturday’s contest is the ninth all-time meeting between these two programs, with Billy Hartman the series being evenly split 4-4. The Vikings come into this weekend’s set of games Assistant A D, Communications on a three-game winning streak, having not lost to IUPUI since Jan. 10, 2019 at IU- PUI. In the latest outing, Cleveland State won, 72-62, behind four Vikings scoring in Phone: 216-379-0420 double figures, led by Craig Beaudion and Torrey Patton’s game-high tying 18 points. Email: [email protected] Cleveland State Men’s Basketball THE OPPONENT | IUPUI SCOUTING THE JAGUARS BY THE NUMBERS COMPARISON IUPUI comes into Friday’s matinee match agaisnt the Vikings having only played STAT CSU IUPUI one game this season, a 69-66 win over Tennessee State on Dec. 12 at Indiana Points Per Game 69.7 69.0 Coliseum. Marcus Burke led the Jags in scoring, pouring in 18 ooints, in addition Points Per Game Margin -10.3 +3.0 to four rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals in 36 minutes of action. Field Goal Pct. .456 .367 Elyjah Goss pulled down a team-high 16 rebounds that contest, to go along with Free Throw Pct. .686 .667 seven points and three blocks. Mike DePersia dished out a team-high eight assists, 3-Point FG Made 6.7 7.0 in addition to 10 points on 3-6 (.500) shooting from the field, four rebounds and 3-Point FG Pct. .324 .350 two steals in 36 minutes of action. Rebounding 31.2 40.0 Rebounding Margin -3.9 -7.0 IUPUI Stat Leaders: Blocked Shots 2.7 7.0 Assists 12.9 14.0 Points ................Marcus Burke, 18.0 .............................Mike DePersia, 2.0 Steals 7.0 6.0 ...........................Mike DePersia, 10.0 Assists ................Mike DePersia, 8.0 Turnover Margin 14.1 17.0 Rebounds ..............Elyjah Goss, 16.0 ......................... Multiple Players, 2.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.91 0.82 ......................... Multiple Players, 4.0 Minutes .............Marcus Burke, 36.0 Steals ...................Marcus Burke, 2.0 ...........................Mike DePersia, 36.0 RISING IN THE HORIZON (AS A TEAM) Through four #HLMBB contest this season, the Vikings are ranked fourth in points per game (80.0), fourth in points allowed (71.0), third in margin of victory (9.0), second in field goal percentage (.534), fifth in defensive field goal percentage (.420), DOUBLE-DOUBLES fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.373) and first in steals per game (9.25) ........................................................................................ RISING IN THE HORIZON (INDIVIDUALLY) Through four #HLMBB contests, D’Moi Hodge is ranked fifth in scoring per game (19.8), sixth in three-pointer field goal percentage (.481), first in steals per game (3.3) and ninth in blocked shots (1.3). Tre Gomillion is ranked fifth in field goal percentage (.657), sixth in assist/turnover ration (2.2) and 13th in assists per game (3.3). Torrey Patton ranks 14th in scoring (15.5), while Deante Johnson stands 14th in rebounds (6.3) and eighth in blocks (1.3). OVERALL RANKINGS In total, both league games and non-conference games, D’Moi Hodge is seventh in scoring (16.5), seventh in field goal percentage (.467) and first in steals (2.5).Torrey Patton and Deante Johnson are tied for 11th in rebounds (6.6), while Johnson is 20-POINT GAMES ranked seventh in blocked shots (1.6). TRE GOMILLION............... ...........23 / VS. YSU / 12.27.20 D’MOI HODGE .......................... 46 / AT PFW / 12.20.20 POINTS / VS. / DATE COME-FROM-BEHIND-DUB Against Youngstown State on Sunday, Dec. 27, the Vikings overcame a double-digit deficit to defeat the Penguins, 81-74. Down by 10 at the half, the Vikings poured in 51 points on a 21-31 (.677) clip in the final 20 minutes, behind 19 second half points from senior Torrey Patton to secure the #HLMBB win. Tre Gomillion notched a career-high 23 points, while D’Moi Hodge chipped in 14 points and four steals and Deante Johnson pulled down 10 rebounds. TRE GOMILLION AKA MR. RELIABLE Gomillion has started in every game of his Cleveland State career (39 starts). The junior has had a career season thus far, pouring in a career-high 23 points on a near-perfect 11-12 (.917) shooting from the floor on Dec. 27, 2020. His .917 shooting percentage puts the Augusta, Georgia, native in the record book, tying him with Jamal Jackson’s .917 clip on 12/5/94 (also 11-12 from the field). Against Purdue Fort Wayne on Dec. 19, Gomillion contributed 16 points on a then-career-high 8-13 (.615) shooting from the floor. Cleveland State Men’s Basketball HOLY HODGE! The junior transfer had a historic, record-setting, performance against Purdue 2020-21 CSU’s Record When... Fort Wayne on Sunday, Dec. 20. Hodge poured in a NCAA-high 46 points (as of 12/21) on 15-23 (.652) shooting from the floor, including a 10-15 (.667) clip from AT HOME ...................................................... 2-0 deep, a game-high seven rebounds, three assists and a game-high tying four steals ON THE ROAD ............................................... 2-3 in 32 minutes of action. Over his two games against the Mastodons, Hodge, who NEUTRAL ....................................................... 0-0 started in both games, averaged 25.5 points on 17-31 (.548) shooting from the field, IN OVERTIME ................................................. 0-0 in addition to an 11-19 (.579) mark from three-point territory, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 LEADING AT THE HALF ................................... 3-1 assists and 4.5 steals in 20.5 minutes of play. His play earned him Horizon League TRAILING AT THE HALF .................................. 1-2 Player of the Week honors (announced Dec. 21). TIED AT THE HALF............ ............................. 0-0 SHOOTS .450 OR BETTER frOM FIELD .............. 4-0 D’MOI WE KNOW, THE BETTER: HODGE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS SHOOTS .450 OR BELOW frOM FIELD ............... 0-3 Hodge etched his name in the Cleveland State men’s basketball history books with SHOOTS .700 OR BETTER frOM THE FT ............ 1-1 his outing at Purdue Fort Wayne (12/20/20). The junior from the British Virgin SHOOTS .700 OR BELOW frOM FT ................... 1-2 Islands set new school records for most made three-pointers in a game (10), most CSU HITS 8+ TRIPLES ................................... 2-0 made three-pointers in a half (8), most points scored by a junior (46) and most OppONENTS HITS 8+ TRIPLES ........................