DES MOINES, Iowa – Chicago State men's basketball received a double-double from senior Carl Montgomery (Chicago, IL/Shepard) (Chicago, Ill) in Thursday afternoon's contest at Drake, but fell to the host school by a score of 102-51 at Drake Knapp Center.
The Bulldogs hiked their season record to 7-4 and the Cougars dropped to 3-12.
Montgomery led the Green and White with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field and a game-high 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the year. Senior Hajji Martin (Chicago, IL/Morgan Park) (Chicago, Ill.) added 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
Freshman Rayvonte Rice scored a game-leading 23 points to lead five Drake players in double figures. Sophomore Ben Simons added 22 points, while junior Kurt Alexander posted 12 points and a game-high eight assists. Senior Ryan Wedel produced 11 points and sophomore Seth VanDeest tallied 10 points with eight boards.
The Cougars return to action on Dec. 28 with a return to the state of Texas as they take on TCU in Fort Worth with a start time of 7:05 p.m.
~CSU~
