Jan 22, 2004

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CLEVELAND (AP) - Dylan Page scored 20 points and Ed McCants had 18 as Wisconsin-Milwaukee beat Cleveland State 78-64 Thursday night to send the Vikings to their 12th straight loss.

Joah Tucker and Adrian Tigert added 10 points apiece for the Panthers (12-5, 7-0 Horizon League).

Cleveland State (4-14, 0-7) was led by Jermaine Robinson's 21 points. Victor Morris had 15 points and Omari Westley had 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds before fouling out.

The Vikings, who trailed by as much as 25 points in the second half, got within 47-41 with 14:37 to play on Morris' layup. The Panthers responded with a 17-2 run to lead 64-43 with 8:39 to go.

The Panthers made just one basket in the game's first seven minutes. Wisconsin-Milwaukee took the lead for good 11-9 on Page's layup with 11:27 left in the first half.

Cleveland State fell behind by six points but got within 25-24 before the Panthers went on an 11-2 run to make it 36-26 with 1:54 to go before halftime. Wisconsin-Milawaukee led 38-28 at the break.