KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men's basketball team fell at home to Cleveland State, 71-49, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at University Arena.  
 
Lamar Norman Jr. led Western Michigan (2-5) in scoring for the fifth game in a row, as the senior netted 13 points. Titus Wright added eight points and a game-high six rebounds for the Broncos.
 
WMU won the opening tip and tallied the first basket of the afternoon, as JaVaughn Hannah grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in to get the Broncos on the board first. Cleveland State (4-3) answered with the next nine to grab a 9-2 advantage a little more than three minutes into the contest.
 
With CSU leading 16-9, the visitors put together an 8-0 run to boost the margin to 24-9 at the 9:05 mark. Norman's only three-pointer of the afternoon brought the Broncos to within 12, 26-14, but Cleveland State answered and took a 38-19 lead into the locker room.
 
The Vikings started out the second half on the front foot as well, netting the first seven points out of the break to increase their advantage to 45-19 with 17:35 on the clock. Cleveland State reached its largest lead of the afternoon, 68-37, with four minutes remaining. Western Michigan countered with the next six points to start a game-ending 12-3 run.
 
WMU had a tough afternoon shooting, as it was held to 37.3 percent (19-of-51) from the floor. Cleveland State connected on 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) from the field, including 10-of-23 (43.5 percent) from beyond the arc.
 
Western Michigan is back out on the road on Wednesday, Nov. 30, as it travels to Dayton. Tip between the Broncos and the Flyers is slated for 7 pm.  
 
WMU returns to University Arena on Monday, Dec. 5, to face Concordia Ann Arbor at 7 pm. To purchase tickets to any Western Michigan men's basketball home game this season, visit wmubroncos.com/tickets.