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Men’s Basketball team wins nail biter against Cleveland State

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The East Carolina University men’s basketball team snapped its two game losing streak with a 72-69 victory against the Cleveland State University Vikings on Monday night.

The Pirates entered the game with a tough two-game losing streak against Radford University on Nov.15 and Central Connecticut State University on Nov. 17. After another slow start where the Pirates found themselves in a 10 point hole trailing 25-15, they closed out the half on a 18-7 run to lead 33-32 at the half.

“We have to come out and play like we played Cleveland State in the last seven minutes of the game for both halves,” senior B.