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J'Nathan Bullock
• Scored in double figures for the eighth time this season.
• Connected on two three-pointers this evening after hitting a career-high three triples at Ohio State last season.
• Now has 897 career points with his 16-point performance.

D'Aundray Brown
• Finished with six points and five rebounds
• His five rebounds were two shy of matching his season high (7) set against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 28).

George Tandy
• After recording five blocks in CSU's 77-54 victory over Youngstown State (Dec. 8), added four blocks this evening to overtake Chris Moore for the team lead.
• Matched a season high distributing three assists.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Tonight's game marked the first between Cleveland State and Ohio State in Cleveland since a 75-73 Viking victory over the Buckeyes as part of the Rock-N-Roll Shootout (12/17/94).
• Tonight's attendance of 12,715 is the second-largest for a Cleveland State stand-alone game and third- best ever in school history.
• Cleveland State played in its seventh game ever in Quicken Loans Arena and now stands at 2-5 in those contests.
• Cleveland State came into tonight leading the Horizon League with 14.0 offensive rebounds and it added 18 this evening. The season high was 21 versus Geneva (Dec. 1).
• The Vikings outrebounded the Buckeyes, 36-35, CSU has now outrebounded its opponents in nine of 11 games this season. The Vikings came into the game leading the Horizon League with a +5.8 rebounding advantage.
• Cleveland State was held to a season-low 25 points in the first half, its previous low was 28 at George Mason (Nov. 13).
• The Vikings were held to a season-low .364 shooting mark from the field, while also being held under 40 percent from the floor for only the second time this season.
• Norris Cole added six points for Cleveland State, his highest scoring output since posting a career-high 12 points versus Geneva (Dec. 1).
• Renard Fields registered four points, two shy of matching a season high.
• After a J'Nathan Bullock three-pointer tied the score 3-3, the Vikings struggled from the field shooting 1-of-6 before Cedric Jackson hit a three-pointer with 13:26 remaining in the first half to snap a 17-0 Ohio State run.
• After falling behind 20-3, Cleveland State rolled off seven unanswered points to cut the deficit to 20-10, while holding Ohio State scoreless for 3:21.
• Eric Schiele made his Cleveland State debut this evening.