Feb. 12, 2004

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Cleveland State vs. Butler

Post-Game Notes

Starting Lineup
* Pete Ritzema made his first start of the season and second of his career (first - 1/28/03 vs St. Bonaventure)
* Ritzema replaced Luke Murphy in the starting lineup after Murphy had started the past five games.
* This is the eighth different starting lineup used by the Vikings in 2003-04

Patrick Tatham
* Did not play for the first time this season due to a knee injury
* Will have knee surgery on Friday and will not return this season

Pete Ritzema
* Set a new career high for points with 13 (previous high - 9 vs. Detroit, 1/25/03)
* Tied his career high for rebounds with 5 (previous high - 5 vs. multiple opponents)

Ties and Lead Changes
* There were eight ties and four lead changes in the first half
* For the game, there were 13 ties and 12 lead changes, the last coming with 0:00.0 seconds remaining.

Omari Westley
* Recorded his seventh double-double of the season (15 points, 11 rebounds)

Cleveland State Shooting
* The Vikings shot above .500 from the field for just the fourth time this season (last - vs. Drake, 12/30)
* Cleveland State had its worst night of the season from the free-throw line, hitting just 7 of 20 (.350 pct)
(previous low - 8-17 (.471) at Butler, 12/29) * Cleveland State made 1-9 three-point attempts, giving them at least one three made in each game this season

Jermaine Robinson
* With 12 points, Robinson has 1,310 points, moving him up two spaces into ninth place in school history