Seconds after Cleveland State’s Tahj Staveskie earned his 20th point off a deep trey, and extended the Vikings’ lead to 11, Northern Kentucky’s Josh Dilling threw the ball away and recorded his fourth turnover.

First-place Cleveland State won its ninth game in a row, 76-58, over Northern Kentucky on Jan. 15 at the Wolstein Center. Tahj Staveskie scored 20 points for the Vikings, who improved to 13-6 (7-1