2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational
Sunday Recap
Game 1
#8 Northern Colorado 49 BOX SCORE
#9 Cleveland State 51
Cleveland State defeated Northern Colorado 51-49 on a Tristan Enaruna shot at the buzzer. Enaruna scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win for the Vikings. Cleveland State held Northern Colorado to 14 points in the first half, a CBI record. The Vikings will face #1 seed High Point in the quarterfinals at 12:00 PM EST tomorrow.
Game 2
#5 Montana 82 BOX SCORE
#12 Presbyterian 79
Montana survived a back-and-forth affair with Presbyterian 82-79 in overtime. Aanen Moody led the way for the Grizzlies with 34 points and 6 threes. Samage Teel tied the game for Presbyterian with a layup at the buzzer in regulation. Teel scored 28 points for the Blue Hose. Montana will face Arkansas State at 2:00 PM EST tomorrow in the quarterfinals.
Game 3
#7 Fairfield 82 BOX SCORE
#10 Little Rock 75
Fairfield defeated Little Rock 82-75 after trailing by 5 points at halftime. Freshman Matt Curtis scored 19 points in his first career start for the Stags. Caleb Fields added 15 points and 6 assists to help lead the second half charge. Fairfield will face #15 seed Chicago State in the quarterfinals after the Cougars’ upset win in the first round. That game will take place at 4:30 PM EST.
Game 4
#6 Quinnipiac 63 BOX SCORE
#11 Evansville 64
Evansville survived a tight game with Quinnipiac in the final game of the day. Evansville had a balanced attack with four scorers in double figures. Gage Bobe and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. led the Purple Aces with 11 points each. Evansville advances to the quarterfinals where they will face Seattle at 6:30 PM EST.
Monday, March 25 – Quarterfinal Round
12:00 pm: No. 1 High Point vs. No. 9 Cleveland State
2:00 pm: No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 5 Montana
4:30 pm: No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 15 Chicago State
6:30 pm: No. 3 Seattle vs. No. 11 Evansville
Tuesday, March 26 – Semifinal Round
7:00pm and 9:00pm on ESPN2
Wednesday, March 27 – Championship Game
5:00pm on ESPN2