Cleveland State University NCAA News

University of Akron coach Keith Dambrot was direct Friday after taking his basketball team through its paces in preparation for today's game at Cleveland State.

There is so much on the line for the Huskies, beginning with a second straight BCS bowl berth, a Heisman Trophy push for quarterback Jordan Lynch, and the MAC crown.

Tavon Allen and Frantz Massenat each made two free throws in the last 16 seconds to help Drexelwin its second-straight triple overtime game, edging Cleveland State 85-82 Wednesday night in the Dragons' home opener.

A second straight road upset eluded Cleveland State down the stretch Wednesday night as the Vikings fell, 87-85, at Drexel in triple overtime.

Frantz Massenat led the Dragons with 21 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and as a team Drexel converted 14 offensive rebounds into 23 second-chance points.

Anton Grady needs to stay out of foul trouble for Cleveland State to continue to flourish this season.

East Carolina has started the year on a seven-game winning streak after capping a 75-66 victory over Cleveland State to close out the Thanksgiving Tournament.

Trey Lewis scored 23 points and Cleveland State opened the gates in the second half sending Ball State home with a 78-55 loss on Saturday night.

One game after senior forward John Harris was seemingly MIA in Cleveland State's heartbreaking loss at Kentucky, he showed up big against Ball State.

Kentucky coach John Calipari isn't surprised that his highly-touted freshmen have played like the teenagers they are during the season's first month.

Ball State basketball head coach James Whitford describes this current stretch of the schedule as challenging.

Kentucky trailed Cleveland State by 10 points late in the game, and that was all the motivation Andrew Harrison needed to break out of his funk.

"You know we don't rely on threes," Coach John Calipari said after UK made three of 16 shots from beyond the arc against Eastern Michigan Wednesday night.

A spokesperson with the Horizon League, of which Cleveland State is a member, said Tuesday morning that the conference office is examining Vikings assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough's social media comments made after a loss Monday night to the University of Kentucky.

Pet Sumner scored 27 points and Ben Johnson added 25 to power the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers past the Saint Joseph's College Monks of Standish, 83-74 in men's basketball action Monday night.

Andrew Harrison's three-point play broke a 57-all tie before twin brother Aaron followed with a 3-pointer with 1:20 remaining, helping No.

The out-of-sorts look on Kentucky players' faces late in the game was perhaps the best indication of how well things were going for Cleveland State on Monday night.

UK forward Julius Randle, center, drove around Cleveland State's Marlin Mason in the first half.

UK head coach John Calipari, right, talks with UK guard Aaron Harrison, left, and guard Andrew Harrison in the second half.

For 30 minutes Cleveland State was the best team on the floor going against No. 3 Kentucky.