CLEVELAND – Cleveland State (3-5, 0-0 Horizon League) had 11 total scorers with seven in double digits as the Vikings took down Waynesburg (3-4, 0-0 PAC), 109-56, on Tuesday evening at Woodling Gymnasium.

"I was excited to see us get that win, especially being down three starters," head coach Rob Summers said. "It allowed our guys that normally don't get a ton of minutes to step up. I was excited to see Dayan Nessah lower his turnovers today. That was a big thing for him to take care of the basketball."

Junior forward Priest Ryan (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) led the Vikings with a season-high 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting and was a staggering plus 51 in the plus/minus category. Ryan added eight rebounds and four assists in the win.

"He's just a glue guy," Summers said about Priest Ryan. "He's a guy who has accepted his role at a high level. He's a culture kid. He's got a good spirit about him. He pushes his teammates to the next level."

Junior guard Chevalier Emery (Appleton, Wisconsin) scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting, with all five coming from the three-point line. Sophomore forward Dayan Nessah (Geneva, Switzerland) added 14 points on 7-of-8 from the field while adding eight rebounds and two assists.

Junior guard David Giddens (Atlanta, Georgia) and senior guard Manny Hill (Cleveland) added a season-high 12 points while sophomore forward Holden Pierre-Lewis (Potomac, Maryland) and senior wing Lucas Burton (Vancouver, British Columbia) rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 each.

"Lucas Burton has been very good for us in practice," Summers added. "The biggest challenge for Lucas has been his intensity and today is what I needed out of him. He can help us come Horizon League play. He's very fast in transition and exciting to watch.

The Vikings shot 44-of-80 (55.0 percent) from the field and 7-of-22 (31.8 percent) from deep while holding Waynesburg to 17-of-58 (29.3 percent) shooting.

Cleveland State outrebounded Waynesburg 59-27 and pulled down a season-high 24 offensive rebounds. Nessah, Ryan and Giddens tied for the game-high with eight each.

Twenty-four of the Vikings' 44 makes were assisted, with senior guard Jaidon Lipscomb (Columbus, Ohio) dishing out a game-high six.

Cleveland State led wire-to-wire and jumped out to an early 26-7 lead eight minutes into the game. WU got the lead down to 13 with 7:53 left in the first half but that was the closest the game would be and CSU led 53-25 at the half. The Vikings had their largest run of the game -14-0 – at the 6:48 mark of the second half and won the game, 109-56.

Next up for Cleveland State is a road trip to Missouri on Friday, November 28 at 2 p.m. ET. The game can be watched live on SEC Network + and will also be on the airwaves on WTAM 1100 AM.