CLEVELAND – Returning to his hometown of Cleveland, Amarion Dickerson scored a game-high 21 points as RMU (19-8, 11-5 HL) outscored first-place Cleveland State (18-8, 12-3 HL) 42-29 in the second half to secure a 68-59 victory on Wednesday night at the Wolstein Center.

1st HALF
With RMU leading 7-6 early in the first half, a 9-0 Cleveland State run gave the Vikings a 15-7 lead heading into the under-12 media timeout. The Vikings extended their advantage to double digits on a Tahj Staveskie 3-pointer, making it 30-20 at the 3:31 mark. The Colonials responded by scoring the final six points of the half, cutting the deficit to 30-26 at halftime.
 
2nd HALF
RMU needed less than five minutes to tie the game, and a Ryan Prather Jr. 3-pointer at 14:06 gave the Colonials a 43-40 lead. With RMU ahead 48-43, Cleveland State responded with six straight points to reclaim a 49-48 advantage heading into the under-eight media timeout. However, their lead was short-lived as a pair of Dickerson free throws put RMU back on top, 50-49, at 7:51.

The Colonials extended their lead to eight points at 60-52 after Alvaro Folgueiras rebounded a missed free throw and knocked down a jumper with 3:29 remaining. Dickerson put the exclamation mark on the win with an alley-oop dunk from Kam Woods at 1:36, pushing the score to 64-53.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The victory snapped CSU's 11-game winning streak against RMU and marked the Colonials' first win in Cleveland since December 15, 2009, ending an eight-game skid
• Dickerson shot 7-of-14 from the field, grabbed six rebounds, and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line
• Folgueiras finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, recording his 11th double-double of the season
• Josh Omojafo returned to the starting lineup and contributed 12 points
• Woods dished out a game-high seven assists
• RMU's 11 HL wins is the more since joining the league

 
UP NEXT
The Colonials return to the UPMC Events Center on Saturday, February 15, to host Purdue Fort Wayne for Senior Day. The Mastodons (18-9, 11-5 HL) fell to Youngstown State 93-71 earlier tonight.
 
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