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   Â
   *The Raiders committed only 11 turnovers.
Next Up
The Raiders head home to host Ohio Valley Tuesday night and Kent State Saturday afternoon.