The Cleveland State Vikings are, at this juncture, a struggling team in a bad place. In a 78-70 loss Tuesday to Robert Morris at the Wolstein Center, the Vikings played with little cohesion and even less intensity. They are 4-7 overall and have lost six of their last seven games. Throw out Saturday's 113-61 victory over Wilberforce, an NAIA school CSU shouldn't play under any circumstance, and the Vikings have lost six straight games to Division I opponents by an average of 12.1 points.

Robert Morris used a 14-1 second half run to break open a close game and claim a 78-70 win over Cleveland State on Tuesday night in the Wolstein Center.

The Horizon League Network, in conjunction with the Horizon League, will name the conference’s No. 1 student section at the conclusion of the 2009-10 men’s basketball regular season. The winning section will be announced live on HLN March 1, and awarded the inaugural traveling trophy.

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Every so often a game arises on the schedule that could be considered a measuring stick, and that's what the Wright State basketball team faces tonight, Dec.

The Horizon League office announced Tuesday (Dec. 15) the Horizon League Network Game of the Week men's basketball television package, which will launch following the New Year. Created in conjunction with WebStream Productions and CVM Productions, the eight-game syndicated series will begin on Jan. 2 and continue through the last day of the regular season on Feb. 27.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Butler guard Gordon Hayward as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Dec. 13. The USBWA's weekly honor is presented by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and will be handed out each Tuesday through Feb. 23 this season.

The Youngstown State men's basketball program will go from one extreme to another when the Penguins restart their season Wednesday at Saint Francis (Pa.)

Cleveland State looks to get back in a home court groove against Robert Morris (3-5) Tuesday in the Wolstein Center after dropping two road Horizon League games.

After Sunday's loss to DePaul the UIC Flames are now mired in a 6-game losing streak after a season opening win over Illinois-Springfield. How long will the Flames have to go before they'll get a victory? What are their best chances?

Maybe you weren't as surprised as I was that Butler, with three defeats, remained in the Top 25 of both college basketball polls. But weren't you positively shocked that the Bulldogs moved up in both?