GAME #23
Cleveland State (5-17, 2-7 HL) at Milwaukee (11-12, 4-6 HL)
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Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 2:00 pm ET
Milwaukee, Wis. | UWM Panther Arena
Live Stats | ESPN3 | AM 1420
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Cleveland State at Milwaukee
GAME PREVIEW:
• Cleveland State concludes its two-game swing through Wisconsin when the Vikings play at Milwaukee on Saturday (Jan. 27) at 2:00 pm ET in UWM Panther Arena.
• The Vikings are 5-16 overall and 2-6 in the League this year following a 66-44 loss at Green Bay on Thursday night.
• Milwaukee enters the game with an overall record of 11-12 (4-6 HL) after a 66-55 win at home over Youngstown State on Thursday night.
• Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on AM 1220, AM 1420 and AM 1440 with Al Pawlowski providing the play-by-play.
• The pre-game show begins at 1:30 pm ET.
• The game will also be shown live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
THE MILWAUKEE SERIES:
• Milwaukee leads the all-time series with Cleveland State, 27-20.
• The Panthers have won the last two meetings and five of the last six overall.
• The Vikings had won four straight in the series prior to that.
• Milwaukee won the first meeting between the teams this year, 64-60, on Jan. 6 in the Wolstein Center. Kenny Carpenter scored 17 points for the Vikings, while Bobby Word had 11.
• CSU is 7-17 all-time in Milwaukee with its last win coming in the 2013-14 season.
GAME 22: @GREEN BAY 66, CSU 44 (1/25/18):
• Cleveland State shot a season-low .277 from the field in a 66-44 setback at Green Bay on Thursday night.
• Dontel Highsmith scored 10 points, while Stefan Kenic had nine points and four rebounds.
• Kasheem Thomas scored six points, while Jamarcus Hairston grabbed five rebounds and Kenny Carpenter and Bobby Word had four rebounds apiece.
• Hairston and Tyree Appleby both had three assists.
CARDIAC VIKINGS:
• The Vikings have played in eight one possession games this year, posting a 3-5 mark in those games.
• Four of CSU’s Horizon League games have come down to the final possession as the Vikings fell to Youngstown State (80-77), defeated Green Bay (80-79), lost at Detroit Mercy (85-84) and defeated IUPUI (70-67).
• CSU played in three straight one poessession games from Nov. 20 through Nov. 29, falling at ECU, 72-69 (Nov. 20), losing to Central Conn., 74-73, (Nov. 24), and topping Arkansas State, 75-72 (Nov. 29).
• It was the first time CSU played three straight one poessession games since the 1999-2000 season when CSU fell at St. Bonaventure, 71-69, (12/30/99), and won at Loyola, 70-68 (1/6/00) and at UIC, 91-89 (1/8/00).
• The Vikings also played a one possession game at Niagara (L, 79-77 on Dec. 19).
CARPENTER GOING TO WORK:
• Senior Kenny Carpenter is enjoying his best season to date.
• He ranks 18th in the Horizon League in scoring (12.6) and 15th in rebounding (5.1), while adding 2.3 assists.
• Carpenter is also 14th in the League in field goal percentage (.474).
• He has three, 20-point games this year and has 15 double figure scoring games.
• Carpenter also has three double-digit rebounding games.
• Carpenter scored a career-high 26 points against Coppin State (Nov. 17), bettering his old career-high of 24 points set at UIC as a sophomore.
• He scored 24 points in the first half vs. Coppin State and finished the game 10-of-17 from the field, including 6-of-11 from three-point.
• The six three-pointers are tied for the fourth most in a game in program history and the 17th time a CSU player made six three’s.
• He became the first CSU player to make six threes since Charlie Lee hit six at Oakland on Feb. 6, 2014.
• Carpenter has posted two double-doubles this year, the first two of his career.
• Carpenter recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 12 boards in the season opener at Akron (Nov. 11).
• He posted a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds against Coppin State (Nov. 17).
IMPROVING AT THE LINE:
• CSU has shown continued improvement at the free throw line since going 13-of-37 (.351) over the first two games.
• The Vikings are shooting 225-of-305 (.738) at the charity stripe since then.
• In Horizon League play, the Vikings have hit 118-of-150 (.787) from the free throw line
• CSU is shooting .696 (238-342) at the line this year.
APPLEBY APPEALING:
• Tyree Appleby is averaging 10.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals in his first season of college basketball.
• He ranks third in the League in steals, sixth in assists and is 23rd in scoring.
• He is a three-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week, earning the award in back-to-back weeks (Dec. 4, Dec. 10) and again on Jan. 15.
• Appleby earned the first award after averaging 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals vs. Arkansas State and at Kent State, shooting .562 (9-16) from the floor.
• Appleby picked up his second straight honor after averaging 18.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.5 steals, while shooting .800 (12-15) from the field, including 5-of-6 (.833) from three-point at Western Michigan and vs. Notre Dame College.
• He won his third award after averaging 16.5 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals in games at Detroit Mercy and Oakland.
• Appleby has dished out a career-best seven assists in five games this season.
• Appleby scored a career-high 24 points at Western Michigan (Dec. 6), hitting 8-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point and all four free throws, while adding three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
• It was the most points by a CSU freshman since Rob Edwards scored 26 points at Detroit Mercy on Jan. 4, 2016.
HAIRSTON EARNS FIRST CAREER START:
• Jamarcus Hariston earned his first career start at CSU vs. Green Bay (Jan. 4). He totaled two points, four rebounds and two steals in 26 minutes.
• In nine League games (eight starts), Hairston is averaging 7.2 points and 5.4 rebounds, while shooting .500 (25-50) from the floor.
• He scored 16 points – hitting 4-of-7 from three-point – with seven rebounds vs. UIC (Jan. 20).
• Hairston posted six points and set career-highs in rebounds (8) and steals (4) in a win at IUPUI, playing a career-high 32 minutes. His tip-in with 22 seconds left gave CSU the lead for good (68-67).
• He had 14 points (5-6 FG) with six boards at Detroit (Jan. 10).
• Hairston scored a career-high 17 points at Niagara (Dec. 19), hitting 7-of-9 from the field, adding five boards and two assists.
WORD UP!:
• Senior Bobby Word has started all 54 games during his CSU career.
• He is 24th in the League in scoring this year (10.6), while ranking third in the League in three pointers (2.4).
• Word scored a career-high 26 points – hitting a career-best seven threes – at Michigan State (Dec. 29).
• He followed that up with a 24 point effort vs. Youngstown State (Jan. 1), which included nine points in the final 49 seconds. His three-pointer with nine seconds left tied the game at 77-77 before the Penguins won it with a buzzer beater.
• Word is the top returning scorer from last year’s team (11.1).
WORD HITS 1,000 CAREER POINTS WITH DOUBLE DOUBLE:
• With his 11 point effort vs. Green Bay on Jan. 4, Bobby Word reached 1,000 career points.
• Word scored 487 points during his two seasons at Oral Roberts and has 579 points during his CSU career for 1,066 career points.
• Word also notched his first career double-double vs. Green Bay.
• He scored 14 points and added a career-high 10 rebounds. His old career-high was seven rebounds.
CLAYBORNE’S BIG NIGHT:
• Evan Clayborne scored a career-high 10 points and tied his career-high with seven rebounds in a win over IUPUI (Jan. 18).
• He added two steals and a block in 24 minutes off the bench.
• Clayborne has slowly worked his way back from a knee injury suffered at Kent State (Dec. 2), which forced him to miss seven games.
KENIC SCORES CAREER-HIGH:
• Stefan Kenic scored a career-high 15 points at Detroit Mercy (Jan. 10).
• He hit 6-of-10 from the floor and his three-pointer from the top of the arc with 3.9 seconds left gave the Vikings an 84-83 lead before UDM won the game at the buzzer.
• Kenic is averaging 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds this year, playing in all 20 games with 17 starts.
VIKINGS TIE THREE POINT MARK WITH 14 MAKES:
• The Vikings have tied the single game school record with 14 made three-pointers three times this year.
• CSU was 14-of-32 from three-point against Coppin State (Nov. 17) and went 14-of-39 from long distance against Notre Dame College (Dec. 10).
• The Vikings were 14-of-31 from three at Detroit Mercy (Jan. 10).
• CSU has hit 14 three’s in a game seven times in school history.
THE FELTON FILE:
• First-year head coach Dennis Felton earned his first victory at CSU with an 80-56 win over Coppin State (Nov. 17).
• Felton, who made his CSU regular season debut on Nov. 11 at Akron, was named the 15th head coach in CSU history on March 24.
• Felton, a coaching veteran with more than 30 years of experience, is in his 12th season as a head coach, having spent five years at Western Kentucky (1998-03) and five-plus seasons at Georgia (2003-09).
• During his time on the sidelines Felton has amassed 189 victories, won seven conference championships and led six of his teams to the postseason, including four NCAA berths.
FOR THREE:
• CSU has hit a three-pointer in a school record 619 straight games.
• The Vikings have hit at least three three’s in 168 straight contests, extending the streak with four threes at Green Bay on Thursday night.
• The last time CSU failed to make a three-pointer was Feb. 21, 1998, when the Vikings were 0-for-8 in a 60-57 win over Detroit.
THE WRIGHT STUFF:
• Anthony Wright recorded his first career double-double on Dec. 2 at Kent State.
• Wright scored a career-high 21 points, hitting 8-of-11 from the field, including a career-best four three’s (in six attempts). He also had a career-high tying 11 rebounds.
• Wright is averaging 7.6 points and ranks 10th in the League with 5.8 rebounds.
• Wright is shooting .806 (25-31) at free throw line and has made his last 11 free throws.
• After coming off the bench in the first two games, Wright started 14 straight games. He has missed the last four games with injury.
KASH IS MONEY:
• Kasheem Thomas has been one of the top sixth men in the Horizon League, averaging 7.7 points and 3.1 assists in League play.
• Thomas scored a season-high 11 points with six assists against Youngstown State (Jan. 1).
• He had eight points with six assists at Detroit Mercy (Jan. 10) and posted 10 points and six assists at NKU (Jan. 15).
• Thomas scored 13 points against UIC (Jan. 20), setting career highs in free throws made (11) and attempted (12).
• Thomas started 39 consecutive games to open his career, including all 31 last year, the most by a freshman in program history.
• Thomas has a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8 (148 assists to 81 turnovers).
UP NEXT:
• The Vikings return home for two games next week, hosting Wright State on Thursday (Feb. 1) at 7:00 pm and Northern Kentucky at 3:00 pm on Saturday (Feb. 3).
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