The Wright State men's basketball team fell Tuesday night at Missouri Valley Conference favorite Missouri State 66-50 after cutting the lead to just five with under eight minutes remaining.

Game Breakdown
First Half (16-34)
    *Freshman Loudon Love picked up the first points of the game from Mark Hughes.
    *Senior Justin Mitchell led the way with six points with three of four shooting from the field.
    *Love finished the first 20 minutes with five points while Hughes had three and Grant Benzinger posted two points.
    *The Bears led in rebounding 20-13 while Mitchell, Benzinger, Parker Ernsthausen and Jaylon Hall had two each for WSU.
    *The Raiders shot 28% while MSU shot 51.7%.

Second Half (50-66)
    *Wright State started strong with a 12-4 run to draw within 10 points.
    *The Raiders cut the lead to five at 53-48.
    *Mitchell ended with 18 points and six rebounds.
    *Hall finished with 10 points.
    *The Raiders outscored the Bears in the second 20 minutes 34-32.

Featured Numbers
    *Each team committed 11 turnovers as WSU outscored the Bears in points off turnovers 15-12.

Next Up
   *The Raiders end the non-conference portion of the schedule with a game at Georgia Tech Friday night at 9 pm.  WSU starts league play by hosting UIC December 28.