CLEVELAND — Jayson Woodrich had 18 points in Cleveland State's 85-66 win over IUPUI on Tuesday night in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.
Woodrich went 7 of 12 from the field (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the No. 7 seed Vikings (19-13). Tristan Enaruna scored 15 points while going 7 of 9 from the field and added five rebounds and three steals. Dylan Arnett finished 5 of 5 from the floor to finish with 11 points, while adding six rebounds.
John Egbuta finished with 11 points for the 10th-seeded Jaguars (6-26). Vincent Brady II added 11 points and two steals for IUPUI. Bryce Monroe finished with 11 points and two steals. The loss was the Jaguars' 11th in a row.
Cleveland State took the lead with 14:01 remaining in the first half and never trailed again. The Vikings led 44-29 at halftime and pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a 19-point lead to 27 points.
CSU's time at the Wolstein Center is done for the 2023-24 season. In the second round on Thursday night, the Vikings will face No. 2 seed Youngstown State on the road, with the winner heading to the conference semifinals in Indianapolis.
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