Cleveland State Men’s Basketball 2020-21 SCHEDUL E OVERALL RECORD: 19-7 GAME 27 • FRIDAY, MARCH 19 ASSEMBLY HALL HORIZON LEAGUE: 16-4 NON-LEAGUE: 0-3 7:15 P.M. • BLOOMINGTON, IND. HOME: 9-2 AWAY/NEUTRAL: 8-5 #15 CLEVELAND STATE #2 HOUSTON DEC. 1 AT TOLEDO L, 70-61 19-7 | 16-4 | 0-0 24-3 | 14-3 | 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. Houston:............................................................................ N/A DEC. 19 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* W, 63-61 Last Meeting: ...........................................................................................N/A 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 ........................................................................................................... truTV JAN. 1 AT IUPUI* W, 65-62 JAN. 4 AT IUPUI W, 59-49 The Head Coaches JAN. 8 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* W, 58-44 Cleveland State: ............................................Dennis Gates (California ‘02) JAN. 9 NORTHERN KENTUCKY* W, 75-71 OT .....................At CSU: 30-28 (second year) | Overall: 30-28 (second year) JAN. 15 AT WRIGHT STATE* W, 66-64 Houston: .....................................Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembrooke, ‘78) JAN. 16 AT WRIGHT STATE* L, 85-49 ................ At HOU: 163-63 (seventh year) | Overall: 588-290 (28th year) JAN. 22 MILWAUKEE* W, 64-53 JAN. 23 MILWAUKEE* L, 81-80 OT JAN. 29 GREEN BAY* W, 74-68 Last Game’s Starters JAN. 30 GREEN BAY* W, 73-65 FEB. 5 AT OAKLAND* W, 80-72 G 3 CRAIG BEAUDION | 6-3 | SR .............................9.6 PTS | 2.1 REB | 3.4 AST FEB. 6 AT OAKLAND* W, 80-78 G 5 TRE GOMILLION | 6-4 | JR ..............................10.5 PTS | 5.2 REB | 2.4 AST FEB. 12 DETROIT MERCY* L, 89-83 G 24 TORREY PATTON | 6-5 | SR .............................14.9 PTS | 8.0 REB | 2.7 AST FEB. 13 DETROIT MERCY* W, 71-64 FEB. 19 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* L, 75-68 G 55 D’MOI HODGE | 6-4 | JR ...............................10.4 PTS | 3.7 REB | 1.7 STL FEB. 20 AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE* W, 67-55 F 35 DEANTE JOHNSON | 6-9 | JR .............................5.5 PTS | 5.4 REB | 1.2 BLK *BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME MAR. 2 PURDUE FORT WAYNE* W, 108-104 (3OT) MAR. 8 MILWAUKEE* W, 71-65 SETTING THE SCENE MAR. 9 OAKLAND* W, 80-69 The Cleveland State men’s basketball team makes its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance on Friday night against the Houston Cougars at Assembly Hall in Bloom- ington, Indiana. The Vikings won the #HLMBB regular season title before knocking off Purdue Fort Wayne (108-104), Milwaukee (71-65) and Oakland (80-69) on their way to the HL Tournament Title to clinch a March Madness appearance for the first time since 2009. Senior Torrey Patton was named the #HLMBB Championships MVP, averaging 22.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 51.0 FG% while playing nearly 40 minutes per night during Cleveland State’s run. A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD… ALL TIMES LISTED AS EST | *HORIZON LEAGUE GAME ...give the Vikings at least one victory in every March Madness appearance in school ITALICS INDICATE HL TOURNAMENT GAME HOME GAMES PLAYED IN THE WOLSTEIN CENTER history. It would also make Cleveland State the ninth 15-seed ever to defeat a two- #HLMBB SEMIFINALS & CHAmpIONSHIP IN INDIANAPOLIS, IND. seed in the tournament and the first since Middle Tennessee upset Michigan State in 2016. A victory would put the Vikes in position to take on the winner of No. 7 Clemson against No. 10 Rutgers. Billy Hartman NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY In its first NCAA Tournament in 1986, 14-seed Cleveland State upset Indiana 83-79 Assistant A D, Communications in the opening round before toppling St. Joseph’s 75-69 to advance to the Sweet 16, where they fell 71-70 against Navy and eventual No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick David Phone: 216-379-0420 Robinson. In 2009, led by future two-time NBA champion Norris Cole, the No. 13 Email: [email protected] Vikings stunned No. 4 Wake Forest 84-69 before falling to No. 12 Arizona. Cleveland State Men’s Basketball THE OPPONENT | HOUSTON SCOUTING THE COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS COMPARISON The No. 6 Houston Cougars (24-3, 14-3) marched through the American Athletic Conference Tournament, dominating Cincinatti 91-54 in the title game to win their STAT CSU HOU first conference title since 2010 as a member of Conference USA. The Cougars Points Per Game 71.5 77.6 are making their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 22nd Points Per Game Margin 0.9 19.7 all-time. Quentin Grimes paces the Cougars in scoring (18.0) and minutes (32.2) Field Goal Pct. .452 .444 while Dejon Jarreau distributes a team-high 4.4 assists per game to go with 1.4 Free Throw Pct. .669 .741 steals. Justin Gorham leads the rebounding effort, hauling in 9.0 boards per game. 3-Point FG Made 6.4 9.3 Marcus Sasser ranks second in scoring (13.7) and assists (2.3). In its most recent 3-Point FG Pct. .319 .361 NCAA Tournament, Houston logged victories over Georgia State and Ohio State Rebounding 35.0 41.1 en route to its first Sweet 16 since 1984. Rebounding Margin -0.3 9.1 HOU Stat Leaders: Blocked Shots 2.5 4.7 Assists 14.0 14.1 Points ............Quentin Grimes, 18.0 ..........................Quentin Grimes, 1.3 Steals 7.0 8.2 ............................Marcus Sasser, 13.7 Assists ................. Dejon Jarreau, 4.4 Turnovers 12.8 10.9 Rebounds ...........Justin Gorham, 9.0 ..............................Marcus Sasser, 2.3 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.09 1.29 ..........................Quentin Grimes, 6.0 Minutes .........Quentin Grimes, 32.2 Steals ................... Dejon Jarreau, 1.4 ............................Marcus Sasser, 31.3 ROAD TO MARCH MADNESS: VIKES WIN #HLMBB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS (Oakland). Double-doubles from Torrey Patton (23 pts., 10 reb.) and Tre Gomillion (16 pts., 13 reb.) led Cleveland State to its first Horizon League Championship since 2009, DOUBLE-DOUBLES topping Oakland 80-69 in the final round of the conference tournament. The Vikes TOrrEY PATTON ......... 18 PTS, 12 REB / VS. NKU / 1.9.21 limited the Panthers to a .344 clip (21-61) from the field while four Cleveland State TOrrEY PATTON ........18 PTS, 10 REB / VS. MKE / 1.23.21 starters scored in double figures as the Vikings took the lead with 13:32 remaining TOrrEY PATTON ..........21 PTS, 10 REB / VS. OAK / 2.5.21 in the opening half and never looked back. TOrrEY PATTON ........ 16 PTS, 10 REB / VS. PFW / 2.20.21 TOrrEY PATTON .......... 30 PTS, 13 REB / VS. PFW / 3.2.21 TRE GOMILLION ........... 22 PTS, 13 REB / VS. PFW / 3.2.21 SEMIFINALS (Milwaukee)... TOrrEY PATTON ..........14 PTS, 13 REB / VS. MKE / 3.8.21 The Cardiac Cleveland State Vikings notched their second straight come-from- TRE GOMILLION ...........16 PTS, 13 REB / VS. OAK / 3.9.21 behind win taking down Milwaukee on Monday, March 8 in the league’s semifi- TOrrEY PATTON ..........23 PTS, 10 REB / VS. OAK / 3.9.21 nals contest. Down by 11 points midway through the second half, a trio of Jayson Woodrich three-pointers off the bench, a steal and two-handed slam dunk by Tre Gomillion and made free throws down the stretch sealed the victory for the Vikes. QUARTERFINALS (Purdue Fort Wayne)... As part of an unpredictable and wild #HLMBB Championship Quarterfinal round, the Vikings threw the final punch in a back-and-forth triple overtime tilt against Purdue Fort Wayne, winning 108-104 in a historic game for the program. The victory 20-POINT GAMES came in Cleveland State’s fourth triple OT contest all-time and the first since 2013. TRE GOMILLION .............................22 / VS. PFW / 3.2.21 It also marked the first 100-plus point effort against a Horizon League opponent TOrrEY PATTON ............................30 / VS. PFW / 3.2.21 since 2000 and only the second time the Vikings have hit the century mark in TOrrEY PATTON .......................... 33 / VS. DET / 2.12.21 postseason play (first since 1984) while snapping a two-year drought without a TOrrEY PATTON ............................. 21/ AT OAK / 2.5.21 #HLMBB Tournament win. Cleveland State was able to overcome 16 made triples CRAIG BEAudION ..........................25 / VS. MIL / 1.22.21 by PFW, the fourth-most by an opponent in a single game in program history. TRE GOMILLION............... ...........23 / VS. YSU / 12.27.20 D’MOI HODGE ...........................46 / AT PFW / 12.20.20 POINTS / VS. / DATE DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE Senior Torrey Patton has notched four straight double-doubles, including three #REACHtheHORIZON 10-plus point and 10-plus rebound outings. The forward leads the team with seven double-doubles on the season. Tre Gomillion joined Patton in the category twice during the tournament, tallying a 22-point, 13-rebound outing in the quarterfinals before a 16-point, 13-board performance in the finals. Patton was named the #HLMBB Championships MVP, averaging 22.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists on 51.0 FG% while playing nearly 40 minutes per night. REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS The Vikings clinched a share of the regular season #HLMBB championship with a 67-55 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 20, marking the first time Cleveland State finished atop the league standings since the 2010-11 campaign and the fifth Cleveland State Men’s Basketball time ever finishing No.