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Men's Basketball Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

Men’s Basketball Closes Short Road Swing at Minnesota

Sophomore Montana Byrd
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MINNEAPOLIS – Chicago State men's basketball battled tough here Wednesday night against host Minnesota at Williams Arena, but the Cougars fell to the host team by a score of 70-52 to conclude their short two-game road swing.
 
Minnesota (6-5) produced an early 5-0 lead at the 17:28 mark after Morris connected on a three-pointer. The Green and White went on a 22-10 scoring run in nine minutes that included eight points from sophomore Clemmye Owens V (Toledo, Ohio/Rogers) to gain a 22-15 advantage with 8:05 left in the half, but the home team responded with a 17-2 run in the final seven and a half minutes to go into the break ahead by a 32-24 margin.
 
CSU (3-9) started the second half on a good note by scoring nine of the stanza's first 12 points in a four-minute stretch to slice its deficit to 35-33 after senior Jawad Adekoya (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) converted a four-point play at the 15:28 mark. A 28-7 run in an 11-minute span helped the Golden Gophers take their biggest lead of the contest at 63-40 with 4:28 remaining in the half and the Cougars would get no closer than 18 points at the end of the game.
 
Owens finished well in his CSU debut as he posted a team-high 12 points with eight rebounds and four assists, while sophomore Montana Byrd (Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel) added nine points and Adekoya recorded eight points.
 
Jordan Murphy led Minnesota with a game-high 16 rebounds and 12 points.
 
The Cougars head back to the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center this Saturday to battle in-state rival Western Illinois in their final home game of the calendar year 2015. The game will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network and WVON 1690 AM radio with a start time of 4:35 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jawad Adekoya

#0 Jawad Adekoya

G/F
6' 6"
Senior
Montana Byrd

#32 Montana Byrd

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Clemmye Owens V

#2 Clemmye Owens V

G
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jawad Adekoya

#0 Jawad Adekoya

6' 6"
Senior
G/F
Montana Byrd

#32 Montana Byrd

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Clemmye Owens V

#2 Clemmye Owens V

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
G