N'Gai Evans banked in a three with 1:28 left to put Wright State up one, but Cleveland State answered with a triple of its own and held on from there as the Vikings handed the Raiders a 74-72 heartbreaking setback Wednesday night at Wright State's Nutter Center.

Neither team had more than a four-point lead until a 7-0 WSU run, five coming from Cole Darling, made it 20-14 with 8:51 remaining in the first half. CSU, however, answered right back with a 10-0 burst over the next 2:31, seven by Norris Cole, to regain the advantage.

An AJ Pacher triple at the 2:54 mark put the Raiders back in front 29-27 and the margin was one until a Cole jumper in the final seconds gave Cleveland State a 34-33 edge at the break.

Both teams shot the ball well in the opening 20 minutes as the Vikings were at 54 percent, including four of eight from three-point range, compared to 52 percent for Wright State, who was three of six from behind the arc and eight of nine at the foul line.

CSU extended its lead to six on two different occasions in the first 10 minutes of the second half, only to see WSU tie it at 54 on a Matt Vest three with 7:13 to play. Jeremy Montgomery, though, responded with a three of his own and a Cole triple from the top of the key made it 65-58 at the 4:22 mark.

Back came the Raiders, though, as after a Vaughn Duggins three-point play, Evans had a layup and banked in a three from the right wing to put Wright State in front 66-65 with 1:28 to go.

That turned out to be the final lead of the night for WSU, however, as Trevon Harmon connected on a three from the left wing and Cole hit two foul shots at the 19.1-second mark to make it 70-66.

After the two teams exchanged scores, another Evans layup followed by two Montgomery foul shots, Evans made a three with six seconds left to cut the deficit to 72-71. Montgomery, though, hit two more at the line with 4.2 seconds left and after Duggins hit the first of two at 3.9, his intentional miss was rebounded by Cole, who ran the clock out.

Both teams continued their solid shooting in the second half as Cleveland State shot 57 percent to finish at 55 percent overall while Wright State hit for 50 percent to end up at 51 percent for the game.

The Vikings held a slight 24-23 rebounding edge and outscored the Raiders 30-24 in the paint and 8-2 in fast-break points.

Duggins and Evans each had 21 points to pace Wright State, with Evans scoring 18 of those in the second half. Darling had a season-high 13 points.

All five Cleveland State (23-5, 12-4 Horizon) starters scored in double figures, led by Aaron Pogue's 18, 13 coming after halftime, while Harmon and Cole each had 16, Montgomery 14 and Tim Kamczyc 10. Cole recorded a double-double as he added 10 assists.

Wright State (17-12, 10-7 Horizon) will host Hofstra as part of the Sears BracketBusters Saturday at 11 am. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.