From that first night of the year when Cleveland State eked out a three-point home win over Greg Kampe's Oakland University Golden Grizzlies, films of CSU games have told opposition coaches one thing more than any other: play a tight, sluffing zone against the Vikings, and you'll have an excellent chance to win. A winning strategy most nights against the Vikings, but not this night, thanks to freshman guard Jeremy Montgomery, who allowed the Vikes to sneak out of the UIC Pavilion with a stirring 66-63 victory. Jay Pearlman recaps the big win.

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Turning in his second straight 20+ point scoring effort and another defensive gem of a game, Norris Cole led the Cleveland State Vikings to a 59-50 win over the Wright State Raiders last night at the Wolstein Center. It was a weird game, with some violent ebbs and flows, but the Vikes prevailed to get their 6th win in Horizon League play. Jay Pearlman recaps the win.

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Returning home last night from a winless three-game road trip at 4-5 in the Horizon League, the pre-season favorite Cleveland State Vikings welcomed the second most disappointing team in the league into Wolstein Arena, the 0-9 University of Detroit Titans. The Vikes got things back on track with a 66-49 win, and Jay Pearlman recaps the win for our readers in his latest piece.

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Cleveland State returns home this week after two weeks on the road. The time away was not kind to the Vikings as CSU dropped three straight contests to fall to 13-8, 4-5. After some tough out of conference games, and a brutal start to their Horizon League slate, he schedule softens up a little for the Vikes ... who will set out to improve their seeding for the conference tournament. Ryan Aroney takes a look at Cleveland State's next two games, home contests against Detroit and Wright State.

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