Scores

Final

Loyola (IL) 66

(14-16, 5-13 Horizon)

Cleveland St 80

(16-16, 10-8 Horizon)

7:00 PM ET, March 2, 2010

1 2 T
L-IL 27 3966
CLEV 44 3680

Top Performers

Loyola (IL): A. Polka 21 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Cleveland State: N. Cole 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 11 Ast, 4 Stl

Cleveland State bounces Loyola in first round of Horizon tourney

Associated Press

CLEVELAND -- Norris Cole scored 15 points, dished out 11 assists and had four steals to lead Cleveland State to an 80-66 win over Loyola of Chicago on Tuesday night in the first round of the Horizon League tournament.

Aaron Pogue finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the fifth-seeded Vikings (16-16), the defending tournament champions. Cleveland State will play Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the second round.

Jeremy Montgomery scored 11 points and D'Aundray Brown added 10 for Cleveland State.

The Vikings didn't have much trouble with the eighth-seeded Ramblers (14-16), building a 42-22 lead with 2:12 left in the first half on a layup by Anthony Wells.

Walt Gibler's two free throws trimmed Cleveland State's lead to 57-52 with 8 minutes to play. But the Vikings answered with seven straight points to extend Loyola's losing streak to five games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
L-IL
CLEV
Points 66 80
FG Made-Attempted 19-57 (.333) 28-53 (.528)
3P Made-Attempted 6-17 (.353) 4-14 (.286)
FT Made-Attempted 22-32 (.688) 20-29 (.690)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 20

Game Leaders

 
L-IL
CLEV
PointsA. Polka 21N. Cole 15
ReboundsA. Polka 12A. Pogue 7
AssistsA. Polka 3N. Cole 11
StealsA. Polka 1N. Cole 4
BlocksB. Averkamp 1J. Latas 2
Team Stats: Loyola (IL) | Cleveland State

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 7, 2010 @CLEV 62, L-IL 57Recap
Feb 6, 2010 CLEV 59, @L-IL 56Recap
» Mar 2, 2010 @CLEV 80, L-IL 66Recap

Next 5 Games

L-IL
CLEV
11/12 EKY 8:30pm
11/13 INST 8:30pm
11/14 UTPA 6:30pm
11/18 EIU 8:00pm
11/20 @WMU 7:00pm
 03/05 @MILW 8:00pm
11/12 BRY 7:30pm
11/13 IONA 6:00pm
11/14 KENT 6:00pm
11/15 URB 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Loyola (IL) | Cleveland State

Horizon League Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#11 Butler18-028-4
Green Bay11-721-12
Wright State12-620-12
Milwaukee10-820-14
Detroit9-920-14
Cleveland State10-816-17
Valparaiso10-815-17
Loyola (IL)5-1314-16
Illinois-Chicago3-158-22
Youngstown State2-168-22
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