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Wright State University Athletics

Grant Benzinger
R. Keith Cole
60
Wright State WSUM 4-4
78
Winner Western Kentucky WKU 6-2
Wright State WSUM
4-4
60
Final
78
Western Kentucky WKU
6-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wright State WSUM 30 30 60
Western Kentucky WKU 41 37 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

Men's Basketball Falls at Western Kentucky

The Wright State men's basketball team(4-4) fell at Western Kentucky 78-60 Saturday night.

Game Breakdown
First Half (30-41)

    *At 16:21, the Raiders broke the early-game scoring drought with a three from Grant Benzinger to make the score 8-23.
    *The Raiders strong defense helped the offense come back as they fought to take the lead 23-22 at 7:11 on Benzinger's second three pointer.
     *WKU used an 11-2 run to end the half.
    *Benzinger led WSU with eight points as freshmen Loudon Love and Jaylon Hall added six and seven points, respectively.
    *Guards Mark Hughes and Justin Mitchell had five and four rebounds while Mitchell had five assists.
    *The Hilltoppers led in rebounding 19-15 with seven turnovers forced by four Raider steals.
    *Justin Johnson had a game-high 12 points for Western Kentucky.

Second Half (60-78)
    *After Love picked up his fourth foul early, the Raiders hit four straight field goals to climb closer.
    *Benzinger led all scorers with 19 points, Hall had 11 points and Love ended with 10 points.
    *Love and Hughes had seven boards as Mitchell finished with seven assists and six rebounds.
    *WKU outscored WSU 37-30.
    *Wright State hit nine threes.

Key Numbers
    *Wright State's bench outscored WKU 20-9    
    *The Raiders committed only 11 turnovers.

Next Up
The Raiders head home to host Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Kent State Saturday afternoon.




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