Three League Wins Wrap Up 11-4 Weekend

INDIANAPOLIS -- After the first weekend of the men's basketball season, the Horizon League holds an 11-4 record, as Cleveland State, Loyola and Milwaukee all tallied wins on Sunday.

For Cleveland State (3-0) and Loyola (3-0), the victories brought with them hardware in the form of tournament titles.  The Vikings rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat Kent State, 69-66, in the championship game of the World Vision Classic.  Down 45-29 with 15:51 to play, the Vikings used a 21-5 run over the next eight minutes to knot the game at 50 before a Tim Kamczyc three gave CSU their first lead of the game.

Norris Cole went over the 20-point mark for the third straight game, finishing with 21 points, helping ice the game with a 6-for-6 effort from the free throw line in the game's last minute.  Cole was named the tournament MVP, while Trevon Harmon and Aaron Pogue joined him on the team.

Loyola captured the Nick Kladis Classic, coasting to a 79-57 victory over Texas-Pan American.  The Ramblers, who had put four and five players into double figures their first two games, only had three on Sunday, but made the most of it.  Geoff McCammon and Walt Gibler each had 20 points for Loyola, who shot 47.2-percent from the floor.

The Ramblers blew the game open in the first half, knocking down 6-of-12 three-pointers and outscoring the Broncos, 37-21 in the game's first 20 minutes.

Gibler earned MVP honors of the tournament, while Ben Averkamp, Terrance Hill, Jordan Hicks and McCammon joined Gibler on the team.

Milwaukee (1-2) collected its first win of the 2010-11 campaign, wrapping up the AIA Classic with a 73-62 win over UC-Davis.  Lonnie Boga sparked the Panthers, collecting his first career double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

The Panthers knocked down 50 percent of their shots for the game, building a 17-point cushion and holding on late.  Ja'Rob McCallum added 10 points off the bench while four other Milwaukee players finished with at least seven points.

Wright State (0-1) started the Billy Donlon Era with a 67-44 setback at Indiana.  The Raiders started the game with a 9-4 burst, but a 15-1 Indiana run put the Hoosiers in front for the remainder of the game.  After closing to 39-30 early in the second half, a second Hoosiers burst broke the game open.

Pendleton, Ind.-native Vaughn Duggins posted 15 points in a return to his home state; defensively, the Raiders forced 21 Indiana turnovers, but were hampered by a 32.6-percent shooting effort.