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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Torrey Patton had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Tre Gomillion added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and top-seeded Cleveland State beat Oakland 80-69 on Tuesday night in the Horizon League championship for the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth.
Cleveland State (19-7) snapped a string of four straight 20-loss seasons this year to win its first conference title since 2009 when it upset No. 4 seed Wake Forest in the NCAAs. The Vikings also reached the Sweet Sixteen as a 14-seed in 1986, losing 71-70 to All-America center David Robinson and Navy.
D’Moi Hodge added 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Cleveland State. Patton, who entered averaging 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the tournament, was 9 of 16 from the field and also had four assists.
Defense shines as Cleveland St. beats N. Kentucky 58-44
January 9, 2021 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) Torrey Patton had 14 points and eight rebounds as Cleveland State extended its win streak to seven games, topping Northern Kentucky 58-44 on Friday night. Jayson Woodrich added nine points for the Vikings, who held the Norse to 27.9% shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Cleveland State opponent.
Tre Gomillion had five points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland State (7-3, 7-0 Horizon League).
D’Moi Hodge, whose 15 points per game entering the matchup led the Vikings, scored three points. He hit 20% from 3-point range (1 of 5).
Northern Kentucky scored 22 first-half points, a season low for the team.
2020/12/28 05:04 CLEVELAND (AP) Tre Gomillion had a career-high 23 points on 11-of-12 shooting and Cleveland St. beat Youngstown State 81-74 on Sunday. Torrey Patton had 19 points for Cleveland St. (4-3, 4-0 Horizon League), which won its fourth straight game and are 4-0 in league play for the first time in 10 seasons. D’Moi Hodge added 14 points. Deante Johnson had 10 rebounds. Cleveland State beat the Penguins 87-69 on Saturday. Garrett Covington had 24 points and seven rebounds for the Penguins (4-3, 1-3). Alex Vargo added 14 points, a career-high, and six rebounds. Naz Bohannon had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Luka Garza, No. 3 Iowa make quick work of Northern Illinois
By The Associated PressDecember 13, 2020 GMT
Iowa center Luka Garza drives to the basket ahead of Northern Illinois forward Chinedu Okanu, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa center Luka Garza drives to the basket ahead of Northern Illinois forward Chinedu Okanu, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Luka Garza scored 23 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 to help No. 3 Iowa beat Northern Illinois 106-53 on Sunday.