CLEVELAND - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will continue Horizon League play on Saturday (Jan. 4) when the Jaguars face Cleveland State (9-6, 3-1 HL) on ESPN+ at 3:00 p.m. Head coach Paul Corsaro's team seeks to halt a six-game losing skid and also capture a rare road victory at CSU. The Jaguars are just 1-7 on the road against Cleveland State, having not won in Cleveland since 2002. 

Despite the losing streak, the Jaguars have been in the hunt in virtually all six contests, including two Horizon League defeats by two points apiece. The most recent outing was a 77-61 home loss to Youngstown State on New Years Day as Paul Zilinskas pumped in a team-high 19 points in the loss. Jarvis Walker came off the bench to tally 12 points and Alec Millender added nine points and four assists. The Jags trailed by as many as 15 in the opening half, but cut the lead back to two in the early stages of the second half. That said, IU Indy was never able to get fully over the hump as the Penguins pulled away over the latter stages of the contest. 

Freshman Keenan Garner had seven points and a team-high seven rebounds and three steals and both DeSean Goode and Timaris Brown had six boards apiece. 

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"I thought our kids played hard and I thought they played together. I think we're getting better every game, but it's time that we finish and put a full 40 (minutes) together. That's the next step," Corsaro said following the YSU loss. 

SCOUTING CLEVELAND STATE
Cleveland State is 9-6 on the season and 3-1 in Horizon League play. The Vikings have won five straight, including Horizon League victories over Wright State, Oakland and Green Bay. Tevin Smith leads CSU in scoring (14.0 ppg) and is shooting 44 percent from the floor. Three other Vikings are also scoring in double-digits in Tahj Staveskie (10.3 ppg, 30 3's), Dylan Arnett (10.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg) and freshman Je'Shawn Stevenson (10.1 ppg). 

SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is just 4-12 all-time against Cleveland State and 1-7 in eight meetings in Cleveland. The Jaguars have lost 11-in-a-row to Cleveland State entering Saturday's contest. 

UP NEXT
IU Indy will return home to host Detroit Mercy on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle inside the IU Natatorium. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.