DETROIT (AP)—J’Nathan Bullock scored 12 points and Cleveland State held on for a 53-44 win over Detroit on Saturday.
Trey Harmon added 10 for the Vikings (11-5, 2-2 Horizon League), who won their fourth straight.
Woody Payne and Nemanja Jokic each had 10 for Detroit (4-9, 0-4).
Down 10, the Titans went on an eight-point run capped by Michael Harrington’s layup to pull to within 42-40 with 5:14 remaining. But Harmon countered 34 seconds later with a 3-pointer.
Cleveland State led 34-20 at halftime. The Vikings scored the final six points of the half on Chris Moore’s free throw with 1:50 left, Cedric Jackson’s layup with 1:28 remaining and Jackson’s 3-pointer with 35 seconds left.
Updated Saturday, Jan 3, 2009
