Saturday, December 2
Bowling Green, KY
5:00 PM
Wright State University
4-4
60
at
78
Western Kentucky
6-2
1
2
F
Wright State
30
30
60
Western Kentucky
41
37
78
Photo by: R. Keith Cole
Men's Basketball Falls at Western Kentucky
12/2/2017 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Wright State men's basketball team(4-4) fell at Western Kentucky 78-60 Saturday night.
Game Breakdown
First Half (30-41)
*At 16:21, the Raiders broke the early-game scoring drought with a three from Grant Benzinger to make the score 8-23.
*The Raiders strong defense helped the offense come back as they fought to take the lead 23-22 at 7:11 on Benzinger's second three pointer.
*WKU used an 11-2 run to end the half.
*Benzinger led WSU with eight points as freshmen Loudon Love and Jaylon Hall added six and seven points, respectively.
*Guards Mark Hughes and Justin Mitchell had five and four rebounds while Mitchell had five assists.
*The Hilltoppers led in rebounding 19-15 with seven turnovers forced by four Raider steals.
*Justin Johnson had a game-high 12 points for Western Kentucky.
Second Half (60-78)
*After Love picked up his fourth foul early, the Raiders hit four straight field goals to climb closer.
*Benzinger led all scorers with 19 points, Hall had 11 points and Love ended with 10 points.
*Love and Hughes had seven boards as Mitchell finished with seven assists and six rebounds.
*WKU outscored WSU 37-30.
*Wright State hit nine threes.
Key Numbers
*Wright State's bench outscored WKU 20-9
*The Raiders committed only 11 turnovers.
Next Up
The Raiders head home to host Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Kent State Saturday afternoon.
Game Breakdown
First Half (30-41)
*At 16:21, the Raiders broke the early-game scoring drought with a three from Grant Benzinger to make the score 8-23.
*The Raiders strong defense helped the offense come back as they fought to take the lead 23-22 at 7:11 on Benzinger's second three pointer.
*WKU used an 11-2 run to end the half.
*Benzinger led WSU with eight points as freshmen Loudon Love and Jaylon Hall added six and seven points, respectively.
*Guards Mark Hughes and Justin Mitchell had five and four rebounds while Mitchell had five assists.
*The Hilltoppers led in rebounding 19-15 with seven turnovers forced by four Raider steals.
*Justin Johnson had a game-high 12 points for Western Kentucky.
Second Half (60-78)
*After Love picked up his fourth foul early, the Raiders hit four straight field goals to climb closer.
*Benzinger led all scorers with 19 points, Hall had 11 points and Love ended with 10 points.
*Love and Hughes had seven boards as Mitchell finished with seven assists and six rebounds.
*WKU outscored WSU 37-30.
*Wright State hit nine threes.
Key Numbers
*Wright State's bench outscored WKU 20-9
*The Raiders committed only 11 turnovers.
Next Up
The Raiders head home to host Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Kent State Saturday afternoon.
Team Stats
WSUM
WKU
FG%
.367
.519
3FG%
.333
.421
FT%
.538
.824
RB
32
38
TO
11
14
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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