Jan. 19, 2012
Final Stats
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Behind 26 points from Shalonda Winton and a career-high 18 points from Cori Coleman, the Cleveland State women's basketball team earned a 68-58 victory at Milwaukee Thursday evening. The Vikings are now 8-9 on the season and 3-3 in the Horizon League, while the Panthers fall to 4-12 (0-6).
Winton, who tallied 20 or more points for the fourth straight contest, also posted a game-high 10 rebounds, marking her seventh double-double of the season. Honesty King and Janelle Adams each recorded seven points for the Vikings, while Imani Gordon added six and Kiersten Green added four.
The Vikings came out firing during the first half, jumping out to an 8-0 lead following three-pointers from Coleman and King and a Winton layup. CSU was then able to extend its lead to 14-3, as they allowed just one Milwaukee field goal throughout the first 5:25 of the contest.
Cleveland State held at least a six-point lead throughout the rest of the first half, as Winton scored 17 of her 26 points during the first 20 minutes of play. The Vikings and the Panthers traded baskets over the final six minutes of the half, with CSU holding a 12-point advantage (38-26) at halftime.
The Panthers opened the second half on a 7-2 run, closing the gap to seven points at 40-33 at the 15:35 mark. CSU responded with six straight points on a pair of Winton jumpers and two Adams free-throws to extend their lead to 13 (46-33) with 13:10 remaining.
Over the next six minutes CSU went on a 15-6 run, including eight points from Coleman to gain a 23-point advantage (62-39), their largest lead of the night.
Milwaukee forced CSU into five turnovers and four missed shots over the next 4:48 though, as the Panthers posted 15 straight points to come within eight at 62-54 with 1:24 left to play. After being held scoreless for a five-minute stretch, Green gave the Vikings a nine-point lead (63-54) with just over one minute left. CSU held the lead for the rest of the contest, coming away with the 68-58 victory.
The Vikings shot 46-percent from the floor (24-52), while they held Milwaukee to a .351 clip (20-57), including 13-percent from three-point (3-23). CSU forced a season-high 24 turnovers, turning them into 22 points. The Vikings were also one shy of their season-high with 18 assists on 24 field goals.
CSU will stay in Wisconsin to face league-leading Green Bay on Saturday (Jan. 21). Saturday's contest is set for a 3:00 p.m. EST tip.
