Norris Cole's 38 Leads CSU Past Florida A&M Rattlers

The future is now. Cleveland State seniors gave Norris Cole the nickname "The Future" last year as they could see that then sophomore would be the leader of the young Vikings in the coming years. Cole showed what they were talking about this evening leading the Vikings with 38 points in a 78-64 win over Florida A&M this evening. It was the most points that the Dayton Dunbar product has scored at any level. Cole said after the game:

"I took it as it came. I wanted to have the offense under control and take what the defense gave me. The shot was falling today and my teammates were coming to me and the shots were falling tonight."

Head coach Gary Waters noted:

"Norris' play today was tremendous. He controlled the offense and he scored some points and that shows that good things are ahead for him if he can continue to do those two things. He took control of the game out there and played the best that I have ever seen him play this year. Not only did he play well offensively, but he defended against their best player. But we can't win against the big boys with Norris scoring 38."

The Vikings stay at home this weekend taking on Sam Houston State. The Bearkats lost at Kentucky by only 10 and were in the contest the entire game. The 'Kats are a preseason pick to make the NCAA Tournament and showed their depth against the Wildcats this evening by having a guard come off the bench to drop 37 against the 4th ranked team in the nation.