Wright State University
18-11, 9-6HL
UIC
16-13, 7-8HL
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| UIC | 27 | 33 | 60 |
2/26/2013 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Wright State men's basketball team overcame an 11-point first half deficit, but could not do it again in the second half in dropping a 60-55 decision at UIC Tuesday night.
The Flames broke a 6-6 tie with 11 straight points to go up 17-6 eight minutes into the game, only to see the Raiders answer with a 19-4 run to take a 27-23 lead at the 3:05 mark. The run saw seven different WSU players score, including five from Jerran Young.
UIC scored the final four points of the period to force a 27-27 tie at halftime, but Wright State went up four twice in the opening three minutes of the second half, the second time at 34-30 on a Young three.
A Matt Vest layup tied it at 36 with 12:45 to play before the Flames broke the game open with a 13-2 run over the next 3:30, seven by Daniel Barnes. the Raiders came as close as 58-55 on a JT Yoho three with 14 seconds left, but two Gary Talton foul shots two seconds later closed out the scoring.
UIC shot 42 percent compared to 40 percent for WSU, but the Flames also made 20 of 32 foul shots, 15 of 22 in the second half, while the Raiders were just eight of 15 at the stripe, six of 10 after halftime.
Yoho led all scorers with 16 off the bench while Young had 13 and Kendall Griffin 10 for Wright State, but no other Raider managed more than six.
Barnes paced UIC (16-13, 7-8 Horizon) with a near double-double of 13 points and nine rebounds while Hayden Humes had 10.
Wright State (18-11, 9-6 Horizon) closes out the regular season on Saturday by hosting Youngstown State at 2:00.
