CLEVELAND - Both graduate transfer B.J. Maxwell and freshman Chuks Isitua notched double-doubles as the IUPUI basketball team continued it's five-game road trip at Cleveland State on Saturday (Feb. 12). However, opposing teams continued to get their licks in against an undermanned IUPUI club as the Jaguars fell to the Horizon League leading Vikings, 83-45. 

Cleveland State (17-6, 13-3 HL) shot 56 percent from the floor in the opening half and connected on 12 threes for the game in easily racing past the Jaguars. Turnovers were the story of the game as CSU cashed in for 33 points off 24 IUPUI miscues. 

Maxwell had 17 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for the Jaguars and Isitua registered his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, eight of which came off the offensive glass. Sophomore Bakari LaStrap added six points in the loss. D'Moi Hodge paced three Vikings in double-digits with 19 points and five steals and Torrey Patton added 17 points and six boards. Broc Finstuen added 10 points off the CSU bench. 

Cleveland State buried the Jaguars with an avalanche in the opening half, outscoring IUPUI 46-17 in the opening half, capped by a Jayson Woodrich halfcourt swish as time expired. At the other end, IUPUI made just 6-of-27 (22.2 percent) in the opening half and 1-of-9 from three. Fourteen first half turnovers led to 22 CSU points and a 10-0 margin on fast break points. 

The Jaguars finished the game at 27.3 percent overall and just 3-of-22 (13.6 percent) from deep. Maxwell connected on 6-of-15 overall and a pair of threes while Isitua did much of his damage at the free throw line where he was 6-of-8. 

Seven different CSU players hit at least one trey as the Vikings finished at 12-of-27 (44.4 percent) from three. 

IUPUI will continue the opening three-game leg of the stretch of five straight games away from home on Monday night (Feb. 14) when the Jaguars take on UIC at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+.