Down nine at the break, the Wright State men's basketball team dominated Youngstown State 45-27 in the second half to defeat the Penguins 70-61 in Horizon League action Thursday night at the Beeghly Center.

The Raiders led 10-7 early before YSU went on a 17-2 run to go up 24-12 with eight minutes remaining in the first half.  A JT Yoho tip-in cut the deficit to 28-23 at the 1:59 mark, only to see the Penguins score six of the final eight points of the period to take a 34-25 lead into the halftime break.

WSU shot 44 percent from the field in the first half compared to 41 percent for Youngstown State, but YSU hit four of eight three-pointers and went six of nine at the foul line while Wright State was two of eight from behind the arc and one of three at the line.

The Penguins extended their advantage to 11 twice in the early stages of the second half before the Raiders went on a 16-3 run, capped off by a Grant Benzinger three, to retake the lead at 43-41 with 12:18 to play.

Youngstown State tied the game with a pair of foul shots, only to see WSU go in front to stay with eight straight points, half of those coming from Chrishawn Hopkins.  A later 13-2 burst broke the game open as Wright State went up 68-50 with 2:30 remaining.

The Raiders scorched the nets in the second half, hitting 13 of 18 shots for 72 percent, including four of seven from three-point range, and hit 15 of 21 foul shots.  Wright State led 30-16 in points in the paint and 13-6 in points off of turnovers.

The Penguins, meanwhile, shot just 26 percent from the field after halftime to finish at 34 percent overall.

Four WSU starters scored in double figures as Yoho had 19 points, 15 in the second half, and nearly had a double-double with nine rebounds.  Michael Karena had 15 points, Hopkins 13, all but two coming after halftime, and Reggie Arceneaux chipped in 10.

Marcus Keene paced Youngstown State (9-9, 0-3 Horizon) with 17 points while Shaun Stewart had 13 off the bench and DJ Cole added 11.

Wright State (10-7, 2-1 Horizon) is off until Wednesday, January 14, when the Raiders host Cleveland State at 7:00.