Cleveland State Vikings at DePaul Blue Demons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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73 - 83
73 - 83
DePaul holds off Cleveland State 83-73 behind Cain
The Vikings led 48-47 on Kasheem Thomas' free throw after six second-half lead changes, but Cain's go-ahead 3 and Max Strus' layup made it a two-possession game. Cleveland State closed to 69-67 on Tyree Appleby's free throw with 4:39 left, but got no closer. Jaylen Butz's dunk sparked an 8-1 run and the Blue Demons won going away.
Paul Reed and Femi Olujobi added 11 apiece for the Blue Demons (4-1), who shot 55 percent. Butz scored 10 points and Strus made seven of DePaul's 20 assists.
Appleby scored 15 points with five rebounds and seven assists and Seth Millner added 13 points for Cleveland State (2-6), which trailed 34-31 at halftime. Hill scored 15 points and Thomas and Stefan Kenic added 11 apiece.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Paul Reed Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Stefan Kenic missed Jumper. | 73 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Max Strus made Free Throw. | 73 - 83 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 DEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 31-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 13-31 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 8-14 | FT | 16-27 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Wintrust Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 3,741 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 3,741 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
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