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Mar 20, 2009 10:00 pm US/Mountain

Cleveland State Pulls Off Shocker, Dominates Wake

No. 13 Seed Rolls From Opening Tip, Slams No. 4, 84-69

MIAMI (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Cleveland State's J'Nathan Bullock drives to the basket past Wake Forest's James Johnson during the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2009.
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Cleveland State Pulls Off Shocker, Dominates Wake

Some 23 years later, Cleveland State still has a knack for first-round shockers in the NCAA tournament.

The Vikings raced to an early 17-point lead Friday night and stunned one-time No. 1-ranked Wake Forest 84-69. The win was reminiscent of the Vikings' only other appearance in the tournament in 1986, when they upset Indiana in the opening round.

The latest result wasn't as big of a surprise as the win over Bob Knight. The Vikings (26-10) were seeded 14th then; they're 13th in the Midwest region this year. On Sunday, they'll play No. 12 Arizona.

No. 4 Wake Forest (24-7) lost in its first tournament game since 2005. Norris Cole scored 22 points for the Vikings, who committed only six turnovers to 18 for Wake Forest.