A 23-2 run over the final 7:25 of the first half proved to be the difference as the Wright State men's basketball team rolled to a 71-48 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the season opener Monday night at the Nutter Center.

Neither team had more than a four-point lead for much of the first half, with Coastal Carolina using a 10-2 run to go up 19-15 with 7:51 to go in the period.

A Todd Brown three, though, started the Raiders on their decisive run and after a jumper from the sophomore guard, Brown connected again on another triple to put WSU in front 23-19.

Two free throws and a dunk from Will Graham extended the margin to 27-19 and after a Jack Leasure layup temporary broke the Wright State streak, the Raiders closed the period by scoring the final 11 points over a 3:25 span, including two more Brown three-pointers as he tallied 16 of WSU's 23 points during the run.

The Chanticleers would get no closer than 15 the rest of the way as Wright State gradually built the lead to as high as 66-37 on two Brown foul shots with 4:04 remaining.

WSU shot 46 percent overall, 50 percent in the second half, while Coastal Carolina hit for 40 percent for the contest. The Chanticleers led in points in the paint 22-16, but the Raiders went 14 of 16 from the foul line to just three of five for CCU and forced 24 turnovers while committing 18, resulting in a 23-15 differential in points off of turnovers.

Brown led all scorers with 20 points and added four rebounds and four assists, while Vaughn Duggins had 16 points, 12 coming in the first half, and chipped in six rebounds and three assists. Scottie Wilson hit all five of his shots, including two threes, in finishing with 14 points.

Leasure paced Coastal Carolina (2-2) with 13 points, just half of his 27.3 average coming into the game, while Joseph Harris had 12 and Anthony Breeze eight points and eight rebounds.

Wright State is now off until Wednesday, November 28, when the Raiders host the Thundering Herd of Marshall for a 7:00 contest.