Cleveland State Wins TCCAA East Final Over Roane State

  • Thursday, April 8, 2021

The Cleveland State Cougar basketball team took care of business late in the game as they defeated the Roane State Raiders 60-58 in the TCCAA East finals.

Trailing by five with seven and half minutes to play, the Cougars went on a 10-0 run to take a 54-49 lead and held on for the win. They will play at 4:30 p.m. CST at Volunteer State against the winner of the West finals.

Both teams traded buckets for most of the first half, but Cleveland would build a 25-15 lead at 6
and half minutes to go in the first half. They would maintain that lead and go to the locker room
with a 32-24 lead.  Damian Forrest  was big in the first half with 12 points.

Roane made a push defensively and fought their way back in the second half to take the lead, but
the Cougars responded to the run and took the lead back on a  ;Juan Banks  three point play. 
They would maintain a five point advantage the rest of the way, hitting key free throws down the
stretch to preserve the triumph.

Forrest and Maurice Dickson led the Cougars with 14 points a piece.  Khristian Green  also had
double digits with ten points. Forrest had ten rebounds while Banks and Dickson chipped in with
eight and seven. The Cougars’ record now stands at 11-6 on the season.

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