The Wright State men's basketball team led by one at the break, but a 13-2 run midway through the second half proved to be too much to overcome as Bowling Green pulled away for a 70-55 decision Wednesday afternoon at the Stroh Center.

WSU trailed 9-2 early, but chipped away at the deficit and eventually took the lead for the first time at 18-16 on a Mark Howell three with 5:49 remaining in the half.  The Raiders extended the margin to as much as five on two different occasions before the Falcons closed the period by scoring the final four points to trail 28-27 at the break.

Wright State shot 42 percent in the opening 20 minutes, including five of 14 from three-point range, but was only one of two at the free throw line while Bowling Green shot 39 percent, one of four from behind the arc, and was eight of 10 at the stripe.

A 6-1 burst early in the second half gave BGSU a 45-39 lead, but the Raiders closed to within three at 49-46 on a Michael Karena jumper at the 10:10 mark.

From there, however, the Falcons took control with a 13-2 run and held WSU without a basket for the remainder of the contest.

Bowling Green shot 45 percent from the field in the second half, includng four of seven from three, to end up at 43 percent overall while Wright State shot just 23 percent the final 20 minutes to finish at 33 percent.  The Falcons led 30-16 in points in the paint and 14-3 in second-chance points.

Chrishawn Hopkins led the Raiders with 13 points while Joe Thomasson had a near double-double of nine points and nine rebounds.  Karena and Reggie Arceneaux each had eight points as did Grant Evans off the bench.

Zack Denny paced Bowling Green (2-0) with 18 points off the bench while Spencer Parker had 14.

Wright State (2-1) continues its six-game road swing on Saturday with a 5:30 game at Charleston Southern.