#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 27

#HLMBB Roundup - Jan. 27

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INDIANAPOLIS – Friday’s #HLMBB action saw Youngstown State win in front of a sellout crowd in the first nationally televised game at the Beeghly Center since 2010 to move into a share of second place. Cleveland State is also tied for second place in the Horizon League standings after a wire-to-wire victory, while RMU picked up a win for its second in a row.

RESULTS

GAME RECAP
RMU 85, Detroit Mercy 77 Box Score
Cleveland State 79, Purdue Fort Wayne 74 Box Score
Youngstown State 77, Oakland 73 Box Score

GAME RECAPS
RMU 85, Detroit Mercy 77

  • RMU picks up its second-straight win to push its HL record to 5-6 and split the season series with the Titans. Detroit Mercy drops its second in a row and falls to 4-7.
  • Five Colonials finished in double figures led by Kahliel Spear with 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting for his sixth 20-point performance of the season. Josh Corbin hit six 3-pointers to end the game with 20 points, while Enoch Cheeks almost registered a double-double with 11 points and eight assists.
  • Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis led all scorers with 29 points going 9-for-11 from 3-point range, his fourth game this season with eight or more 3-pointers. Gerald Liddel posted 16 points and Damezi Anderson collected 13.
  • RMU trailed 33-32 at halftime, but the offense exploded in the second half with 53 points as it shot 66.7 percent from the floor, including 7-of-14 from distance, and 10-for-11 from the foul line in the final 20 minutes of action.
Cleveland State 79, Purdue Fort Wayne 74
  • The Vikings pulled into a tie for second place in the standings at 8-3 with the series sweep of the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne falls back to .500 in HL play at 6-6.
  • Tristan Enaruna paced CSU with 19 points and eight rebounds and Drew Lowder went 6-of-8 from the floor with three triples for 16 points. The trio of Tae Williams, Yahel Hill and Deshon Parker each scored 10 points.
  • Damian Chong Qui recorded a career-high 31 points for Purdue Fort Wayne followed by Jarred Godfrey with 12 points and Quinton Morton-Robertson with 10.
  • CSU never trailed as it shot over 58 percent from the floor for the second game in a row. The Vikings got it done down low by outscoring Purdue Fort Wayne 46-34 in the paint.
Youngstown State 77, Oakland 73
  • In front of a national television audience on ESPN2 and a packed Beeghly Center, Youngstown State improved to 8-3 in Horizon League play for the first time since joining the conference and moved to 4-1 at home in League games. It marked the first time YSU hosted a nationally televised game in over a decade.
  • Dwayne Cohill scored a team-high 25 points for the Penguins with 21 coming in the second half on 9-of-12 shooting over the final 20 minutes. Brandon Rush finished with 12 and Adrian Nelson fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points.
  • Jalen Moore led all scorers with 27 points for Oakland as he also had an impressive second half with 19 points and four assists. Keaton Hervey chipped in 12 points.
  • Both teams shot over 52 percent from the floor but YSU won the battle of the boards, 30-21, and held a 16-8 advantage in second-chance points.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (All times ET)
Saturday, Jan. 28
Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky, 4:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Green Bay at Wright State, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Sunday, Jan. 29
Oakland at RMU, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State, 2:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
IUPUI at Cleveland State, 3:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Thursday, Feb. 2
Milwaukee at IUPUI, 11:00 a.m. (ESPN+)
Wright State at Youngstown State, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Northern Kentucky at RMU, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Purdue Fort Wayne at Oakland, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Saturday, Feb. 4
Green Bay at IUPUI, Noon (ESPN+)
Cleveland State at Oakland, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Purdue Fort Wayne at Detroit Mercy, 1:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Wright State at RMU, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)
Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State, 7:00 P.M. (ESPN+)

Monday, Feb. 6
Green Bay at Milwaukee, 8:00 P.M. (ESPN+)