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Wright State University Athletics

WINCHESTER
Allison Rodriguez
54
Kent State KENTST 5-5
63
Winner Wright State WRSTM 6-4
Kent State KENTST
5-5
54
Final
63
Wright State WRSTM
6-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Kent State KENTST 24 30 54
Wright State WRSTM 31 32 63

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

Men's Basketball Defeats Kent State

Four Raiders Score in Double Figures


The Wright State men's basketball team defeated Kent State Saturday afternoon at the Wright State Nutter Center 63-54.  WSU is now 6-4 while KSU drops to 5-5.

Game Breakdown
First Half (31-24)

    *Kent State jumped out to a 5-0 lead but the Raiders bounced right back on three free throws by senior Grant Benzinger and a rebound basket from freshman Loudon Love.
    *The lead bounced back and forth but the Raiders held the hand for more than 13 minutes.
    *WSU had six points from Benzinger, Parker Ernsthausen and Jaylon Hall with five from Mark Hughes.
    *Justin Mitchell grabbed five rebounds as WSU led the boards 18-14.
    *The Raiders shot 38% while forcing 10 Kent State turnovers.
    *Kent State his six threes, led by Jalen Avery with six points.

Second Half (63-54)
    *The second period started off with hustle and a dunk by Love.
    *WSU played seven players with four finishing in double-figure points: Benzinger 13, Ernsthausen and Hall 11 each and Winchester 10.
    *Mitchell ended in double-figure rebounding with 11 boards.
    *The Raiders shot 38.5% from the field (20-52) but lost the boards 36-31.
    *Kent State had 24 turnovers on nine Raider steals.

Key Numbers
    *The Raiders outscored the Flashes in the paint 30-20 and off the bench 21-16.

Next Up
Wright State has the week off as they travel to Toledo next Saturday for a 2 pm game.


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