GAME #15
CLEVELAND STATE (5-9, 0-1 HL) at DETROIT (7-5, 1-0 HL)
Monday, January 4 | 7:30 pm ET | Calihan Hall | Detroit, Mich.
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1420 AM WHK // 1320 AM WOBL
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GAME PREVIEW:
• Cleveland State continues its opening week of Horizon League play when the Vikings play at Detroit on Monday (Jan. 4) at 7:30 pm.
• Saturday's game will be broadcast on AM 1420 WHK and AM 1320 WOBL with Al Pawlowski providing the play-by-play.
• CSU is 5-9 overall and 0-1 in the Horizon League, dropping the League opener, 86-68, at Oakland on Saturday (Jan. 2).
• Detroit is 7-5 overall this year and 1-0 in the Horizon League after a 96-87 win over Youngstown State on Saturday.
• The Titans are undefeated at home this year (7-0), while CSU is 1-4 on the road.
THE DETROIT SERIES:
• Detroit leads the all-time series with CSU, 39-21, but the Vikings have won five of the last seven meetings.
• CSU took two of three from Detroit last year, including a 70-53 win in the second round of the Horizon League Championship.
• The Vikings are 4-24 all-time in Detroit with the Titans earning a 66-65 win in Calihan Hall last year.
GAME 14 RECAP - @OAKLAND 86, CSU 68 (1/2/2016)
• CSU dropped its Horizon League opener, 86-68, at Oakland on Saturday afternoon.
• The Vikings were led by Rob Edwards who scored 15 points and made three steals.
• Vinny Zollo tallied 10 points and eight rebounds, while Kenny Carpenter scored 13 points off the bench.
• Jibri Blount added six points and eight rebounds and Aaron Scales made all three of his field goals for six points. • The Vikings received 30 points from their bench.
TWINBILL TIME:
• Despite Monday's game being on the road, it will be a doubleheader with the CSU women's team playing at Detroit at 5:00 pm.
• This is the third of nine doubleheaders for the men's and women's teams this year with seven at home and two on the road.
• Over the past seven years, CSU has notched 18 sweeps in 29 doubleheaders with the women going 23-6 and the men posting a 22-7 record in doubleheaders.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS:
• Vinny Zollo is averaging 6.6 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds, ranking 11th in the Horizon League.
• He has tallied at least eight rebounds in six of the last seven games, including Saturday's 10-point, eight-rebound performance at Oakland in the Horizon League opener.
• Zollo recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Kent State (Dec. 5). • Zollo is the lone senior on this year's roster.
EDWARDS TIES CSU RECORD:
• Freshman Rob Edwards tied a CSU single game record on Tuesday night against Cedarville.
• Edwards went 5-of-5 from three-point, becoming the second player in school history to be perfect from three-point with a minimum of five attempts.
• Charlie Woods was also 5-of-5 from three-point on Feb. 20, 2010 in a win over Toledo.
• Edwards finished the game with career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (9) in the win, hitting 8-of-10 overall from the field.
HE'S A FRESHMAN:
• Rob Edwards is ranked 19th in the League in scoring (11.8), while also posting 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals.
• He is a two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Nov. 30 & Dec. 21).
• Edwards came off the bench for the first two games before starting at Rhode Island (Nov. 21) where he scored 16 points.
• He was named to all-tournament team at Cancun Challenge Mayan Division (11/24-25) after totaling 24 points in two games.
CARPENTER DISHES IT OUT:
• Kenny Carpenter posted 13 points and a career-high nine assists in Tuesday's win over Cedarville.
• The nine assists were the most by a CSU player since Charlie Lee had 10 against UIC on Feb. 2, 2013.
FLANNIGAN FACTS:
• Demonte Flannigan is averaging 9.9 points and 4.6 rebounds, while ranking seventh in the League in blocked shots (1.1).
• He is also 13th in the Horizon League in field goal percentage (.465) and 14th in offensive rebounds (1.7).
• Flannigan had 16 points with eight rebounds, three assists and two blocks vs. Belmont (12/19), hitting the game-winning shot with 1.8 seconds left in a 67-65 win.
• He poured in 20 points with four rebounds at Maryland (11/28).
• Set career-highs in points (22) and rebounds (17) vs. Malone (11/17) with the 17 rebounds the most by a CSU player since Norris Cole grabbed 20 against Youngstown State on Feb. 12, 2011.
BLOUNT FORCE:
• Jibri Blount is averaging 5.9 points and 3.3 boards, playing all 14 games off the bench.
• After starting the season just 2-of-16 from the field over the first five games, he has raised his field goal percentage to .443 (27-61).
• Blount had a career-high eight rebounds at Oakland (Jan. 2).
• He had a career-high 11 points and 7 boards at Loyola (Dec. 16).
• Blount is the son of Mel Blount, who played 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.
FOR THREE:
• CSU has hit a three-pointer in a school-record 549 straight games.
• The Vikings have hit at least three three's in 98 straight games.
• The last time CSU failed to make a three-pointer was Feb. 21, 1998, when the Vikings were 0-for-8 in a 60-57 win over Detroit.
WATERS EARNS CAREER WIN #350:
• Head coach Gary Waters won his 350th career game at Loyola (Dec. 16).
• Waters is 352-270 in his 20th season as a head coach.
• He is 181-135 in his 10th season as the head coach at CSU.
• Waters is the third longest tenured coach in CSU history, behind Ray Dieringer (14 years) and Homer E. Woodling (13 years).
• He is second in CSU history with 317 games coached (Dieringer - 360) and second with a .572 win percentage (Kevin Mackey - .673).
UP NEXT:
• The Vikings host their first League game of the season on Thursday (Jan. 7) when CSU welcomes Green Bay to the Wolstein Center for a 7:30 pm contest.
• The game will be broadcast live on Time Warner SportsChannel.
• It will also be a true doubleheader with the CSU women hosting Green Bay at 5:30 pm.
