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.
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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.