Youngstown State University
5-8, 0-4HL
Cleveland State
5-10, 1-2HL
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 42 | 28 | 70 |
| Youngstown State | 19 | 29 | 48 |
Slow Start Dooms Guins in 70-48 Loss to Cleveland State
1/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Youngstown -- Cleveland State scored 13 straight points in under three minutes early in the first half and led by double figures for nearly 35 minutes in a 70-48 win over Youngstown State on Saturday at Beeghly Center.
The Vikings also scored eight consecutive points later in the first half as part of a 19-5 run that put them ahead 34-11 with 5:14 remaining.
Cleveland State improved to 5-10 overall and 1-2 in the Horizon League while YSU dropped to 5-8 and 0-4.
Norris Cole scored a game-high 20 points and had 10 of Cleveland State's 20 assists to lead three Vikings in double figures. Aaron Pogue had 16 rebounds and D'Aundray Brown had 10 as CSU outrebounded the Penguins 44-31.
Sirlester Martin had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead YSU. DeAndre Mays and Kelvin Bright scored 11 apiece, but the other seven Penguins who played combined for 11 points.
The Vikings shot 43.5 percent but had nine more field goals, eight of which were from 3-point range. YSU was held to 36 percent and was 1-for-8 from behind the arc.
Once Vytas Sulskis' jumper tied the score at 2-2 at the 18:09 mark, Cleveland State scored the next 13 points to lead 15-2 with 14:26 remaining. The Penguins turned the ball over on three straight possessions during the stretch and missed five consecutive shots.
An Ashen Ward jumper got the margin back to nine at 15-6 with 12:11 left, but Cleveland State scored the next eight points as part of a 19-5 run to go ahead 34-11 on a Cole 3-pointer at the 5:14 mark. That was one of six 3-pointers by the Vikings in the half in 12 attempts. Cleveland State led 42-19 at the break.
The Penguins scored seven straight points and got within 46-30 on a Martin 3-pointer with 15:16 left in the second half, but Cleveland State responded by scoring six straight and never led by fewer than 18 the rest of the way.
Youngstown State will play host to UIC on Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
