INDIANAPOLIS — Jack Gohlke scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers and top-seeded Oakland beat No. 7 seed Cleveland State 74-71 on Monday night in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament.
Gohlke had seven rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (22-11). D.Q. Cole scored 20 points and added five rebounds. Trey Townsend had 15 points and shot 3 of 11 from the field and 9 for 11 from the line.
The Vikings (20-14) were led by Tae Williams, who recorded 21 points and 14 rebounds. Tristan Enaruna added 14 points, seven rebounds and two blocks for Cleveland State. Drew Lowder also recorded 11 points, four assists and two steals.
Cole scored 14 points in the first half for Oakland, who went into halftime tied 38-38 with Cleveland State. Oakland used a 14-2 second-half run come back from a two-point deficit and take the lead at 52-42 with 14:42 left in the half before finishing off the victory. Gohlke scored 12 second-half points.
CSU fought back from an 11-point deficit to tie things up with just 2:36 to go, but after the Grizzlies re-took the lead, Lowder missed a 3-pointer and Enaruna missed a short jumper. Following a missed Townsend free throw, Jayson Woodrich was able to heave up a last-ditch shot, but it fell short.
Cleveland State will now wait to see if it receives an invitation to the CBI or CIT.
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