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Men Fall at Morehead State

Box Score

An 11-0 second-half run proved to be too much for the Wright State men's basketball team to overcome as Morehead State held on for a 74-69 decision Monday night at the Ellis T. Johnson Arena.

Neither team had more than a four-point lead in the first half until WSU scored six straight points to go up 26-19 at the 4:45 mark.  The margin grew to 30-21 on a Kendall Griffin jumper with 3:03 remaining before the Eagles tallied the final eight points of the period to trim the lead to one at the half.

The game was tied at 39 following a Miles Dixon layup at the 16:11 mark of the second half, but Morehead State would answer with the decisive 11-0 run over the next three minutes.

WSU cut the deficit to 69-67 on an AJ Pacher putback with 2:07 left and only trailed by three with the ball in the final minute, but a turnover resulted in a Billy Reader dunk and Angelo Warner hit two foul shots with 7.7 seconds remaining to close out the game.

The Raiders outshot the Eagles for the game 48-46 percent and hit eight of 21 three-pointers compared to just one of 16 for Morehead State, but MSU made 23 of 32 free throws while Wright State was only seven of 15.   The Eagles led 44-30 in points in the paint, 17-12 in points off of turnovers and 12-5 in fast-break points.

JT Yoho led the way for WSU with 18 points while Dixon had 16, but no other Raider managed more than eight.

Warner paced Morehead State (7-3) with 19 points while Reader had 14, Chad Posthumus 13 and Brent Arrington 10.

Wright State (5-4) hits the road again on Thursday, December 5, for a 7:00 game at North Carolina A&T.

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Players Mentioned

Miles Dixon

#5 Miles Dixon

G
6' 1"
Senior
Kendall Griffin

#15 Kendall Griffin

G
6' 4"
Junior
AJ Pacher

#23 AJ Pacher

F
6' 10"
Senior
JT Yoho

#11 JT Yoho

F
6' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Miles Dixon

#5 Miles Dixon

6' 1"
Senior
G
Kendall Griffin

#15 Kendall Griffin

6' 4"
Junior
G
AJ Pacher

#23 AJ Pacher

6' 10"
Senior
F
JT Yoho

#11 JT Yoho

6' 6"
Sophomore
F