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Cleveland State made easy work of the now 0-12 Loyola on Friday night, defeating the Ramblers by 18 points.
The 8-2 Cleveland State Vikings currently lead the Horizon conference, or more accurately are stuck in a tie for the top spot with the 9-3 Valparaiso Crusaders, who the Vikings had one of their few losses against this season. The Vikings can take an outright lead Friday night as they face the worst team in the entire conference, the Loyola Ramblers.
Loyola have had a tough time of it this season, winning a couple of games in non conference play to provide some hope before absolutely collapsing in Horizon play en route to an 0-11 record. Games against the Ramblers tend to be low scoring affairs as no team has yet put up 70 on them this season but they have struggled to score more than 60, achieving that number only three times all season and only once in conference play, a 68-64 overtime loss to Youngstown State.
There should be few issues for Cleveland in this one, even if it is on the road. The game will be at the Joseph J. Gentile Center at 9 PM ET.
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Cleveland State Vs. Loyola Final Score: Vikings Stay On Top In Horizon With 18-Point Win
The Cleveland State Vikings (19-4, 9-2 in Horizon League) remained in their conference's top spot with a convincing 18-point win over the winless-in-the-Horizon Loyola Ramblers (5-17, 0-12).
Cleveland State outscored the Ramblers 26-18 through the first half and then 39-29 in the second half to take home an 18-point win to keep them atop the Horizon standings.
The Vikings shot a red-hot 68-percent and were led by Jeremy Montgomery, who scored 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting. He also added four assists and three steals. Three others added ten points for apiece for the Vikes.
Freshman guard Joe Crisman was the only Rambler in double figures; he scored 14 points. The Ramblers shot 40-percent and 2-for-10 from three-point range. They did, however, outrebound the Vikings and have less turnovers, they just could not prevent the Vikings from scoring.
Cleveland State plays next on Sunday vs. the Illinois-Chicago Flames.
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Feb 03 11:50p by Brian Packey