Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Earns Thrilling Victory over Robert Morris

Cleveland, OH-Due to some late sport heroics, the Cleveland State Males’s Basketball staff emerged victorious over Robert Morris in a thriller on the Wolstein Heart Friday evening, 57-55. The Vikings led for almost all of the sport and held off a livid comeback try from RMU. 

Deante Johnson’s putback layup with 2.8 seconds left in regulation broke a 55-all tie and sealed the victory for Cleveland State. The Vikings improved to 15-11 total, and 10-5 within the Horizon League. Robert Morris fell to 11-15 and 6-9 in league play with the loss. 

4 of the 5 Viking starters completed in double figures. Johnson had 10 factors and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. He completed 4 of 5 from the ground and added two assists and two steals. Deshon Parker led the best way in scoring with 12 factors to go together with six rebounds. 

Drew Lowder and Tristan Enaruna completed with 11 factors every. Lowder tallied two of the 4 three-pointers the Vikings made within the sport and completed in double figures for the sixth time in seven video games. Enaruna had two blocked pictures and 6 rebounds and continued his streak of 13 consecutive video games in double figures. 

Cleveland State shot simply 34-percent from the sphere and 33-percent from three however held RMU to 39-percent and simply 4-19 from past the arc. 

CSU began quick scoring 17 of the sport’s first 20 factors to open up a 14-point benefit early. The lead grew as excessive as 15 within the first half on an Enaruna three-pointer with 6:59 to play within the half. Cleveland State led 27-12 at that time. 

The Colonials slowly chipped away, outscoring the Vikings 17-3 the remainder of the primary half to chop the CSU result in one, 30-29 on the halftime break. 

Cleveland State responded to start out the second half, scoring the primary seven factors to open up a 37-29 lead early. The Vikings stretched the result in as excessive as 12 with 13:26 to play, as Parker poured in a quick break layup to make it 44-32 CSU. 

RMU once more had a solution, happening a 15-4 run over the subsequent seven minutes to chop the Viking lead again to 1 but once more. 

Cleveland State held on to the lead till the 1:08 mark. RMU’s Jackson Final broke a 53-all tie with a jumper within the paint to offer the Colonials the lead for the primary time within the sport. 

The Vikings responded on the following possession as Lowder hit a brief jumper to tie it again up at 55 with 46 seconds remaining. Enaruna drew a essential offensive foul on RMU’s Enoch Cheeks on the subsequent possession, turning the ball again over to the Vikings and setting the stage for the ultimate sequence. 

Cleveland State referred to as timeout with six seconds left, and off the inbounds Lowder drove left and missed a driving layup try. Enaruna grabbed an offensive rebound however his putback try missed, nonetheless Johnson was there for an additional try and the third time was the attraction for CSU. Johnson put it off the glass and despatched the Wolstein Heart right into a frenzy with simply 2.8 seconds remaining. 

RMU’s inbounds cross on the buzzer was knocked away, and the Vikings survived to earn a tenth victory within the Horizon League. 

Cleveland State continues the house weekend internet hosting Youngstown State on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Followers can reap the benefits of football-themed pricing with $2, $3, and $7 tickets obtainable in varied seating areas for Sunday’s sport.