Tuesday, December 19
Springfield, MO
8:00 PM
Wright State University
7-5
50
at
66
Missouri State
10-3
1
2
F
Wright State
16
34
50
Missouri State
34
32
66
Photo by: Zach Thompson
Raiders Comeback Falls Short
12/19/2017 7:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WSU Within Five late to Missouri Valley Conference Leaders
The Wright State men's basketball team fell Tuesday night at Missouri Valley Conference favorite Missouri State 66-50 after cutting the lead to just five with under eight minutes remaining.
Game Breakdown
First Half (16-34)
   *Freshman Loudon Love picked up the first points of the game from Mark Hughes.
   *Senior Justin Mitchell led the way with six points with three of four shooting from the field.
   *Love finished the first 20 minutes with five points while Hughes had three and Grant Benzinger posted two points.
   *The Bears led in rebounding 20-13 while Mitchell, Benzinger, Parker Ernsthausen and Jaylon Hall had two each for WSU.
   *The Raiders shot 28% while MSU shot 51.7%.
Second Half (50-66)
   *Wright State started strong with a 12-4 run to draw within 10 points.
   *The Raiders cut the lead to five at 53-48.
   *Mitchell ended with 18 points and six rebounds.
   *Hall finished with 10 points.
   *The Raiders outscored the Bears in the second 20 minutes 34-32.
Featured Numbers
   *Each team committed 11 turnovers as WSU outscored the Bears in points off turnovers 15-12.
Next Up
  *The Raiders end the non-conference portion of the schedule with a game at Georgia Tech Friday night at 9 pm. WSU starts league play by hosting UIC December 28.
Game Breakdown
First Half (16-34)
   *Freshman Loudon Love picked up the first points of the game from Mark Hughes.
   *Senior Justin Mitchell led the way with six points with three of four shooting from the field.
   *Love finished the first 20 minutes with five points while Hughes had three and Grant Benzinger posted two points.
   *The Bears led in rebounding 20-13 while Mitchell, Benzinger, Parker Ernsthausen and Jaylon Hall had two each for WSU.
   *The Raiders shot 28% while MSU shot 51.7%.
Second Half (50-66)
   *Wright State started strong with a 12-4 run to draw within 10 points.
   *The Raiders cut the lead to five at 53-48.
   *Mitchell ended with 18 points and six rebounds.
   *Hall finished with 10 points.
   *The Raiders outscored the Bears in the second 20 minutes 34-32.
Featured Numbers
   *Each team committed 11 turnovers as WSU outscored the Bears in points off turnovers 15-12.
Next Up
  *The Raiders end the non-conference portion of the schedule with a game at Georgia Tech Friday night at 9 pm. WSU starts league play by hosting UIC December 28.
Team Stats
WRSTM
MSU
FG%
.281
.464
3FG%
.207
.375
FT%
.500
.571
RB
40
42
TO
11
11
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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