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Wright State University Athletics

Loudon Love
Allison Rodriguez
51
Oakland OAK 14-9, 6-4 HL
64
Winner Wright State WRSTM 17-6, 9-1 HL
Oakland OAK
14-9, 6-4 HL
51
Final
64
Wright State WRSTM
17-6, 9-1 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oakland OAK 24 27 51
Wright State WRSTM 37 27 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

WSU Freshmen Lead Raiders to Win over Grizzlies

Wright State now 9-1 with 64-51 win over Oakland

Three freshmen led the way as the Wright State men's basketball team completed the season sweep of the preseason Horizon League favorite Oakland with a 64-51 win Sunday afternoon at the WSU Nutter Center.

Loudon Love collected his ninth double-double with 18 points and 17 rebounds, tying his career high for rebounds set at Oakland on January 7.  Jaylon Hall had 15 points, a career-best six rebounds, three assists and one steal while Everett Winchester finished with seven points, four boards and two assists.

Wright State is now 17-6 and 9-1 while Oakland drops to 14-9 and 6-4.

GAME SUMMARY

First Half Highlights
  • Love collected his double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds even before the first-half buzzer sounded.
  • Wright State established itself on the boards with a 25-14 advantage.
  • The Raiders shot 41.2% from the field with the high-scoring Grizzlies shooting just 30.4%.
  • WSU's bench contributed 11 points with six from Hall and five from Winchester.
  • Wright State led by as much as 16 points late in the half, and went to the locker room up 37-24.
  • With Oakland up by two points, the Raiders went on a 10-0 run for an early 17-9 lead.
Second Half Highlights
  • The Grizzlies surged early to cut the lead to seven but the Raider responded with a 12-0 run.
  • Both teams scored 27 points in the final period.
  • Oakland was limited to just one three pointer in 11 tries.
  • Hall had nine points and four rebounds as WSU shot 34.5%.
FACTS AND FIGURES
  • The Raiders held league-leading scorer Kendrick Nunn to just 18 points, eight points below his season average.
  • Oakland was held to 51 points, 27 points below their season scoring average.
  • Cole Gentry had nine points, six rebounds and four assists.
  • Parker Ernsthausen finished with eight points and three assists in 17 minutes.
  • WSU outrebounded OU 46-31 and outscored them 28-18 in the paint.
  • The Raiders' bench outscored the Grizzlies 22-2.
  • Wright State's largest lead was 19 points midway in the second half.  Oakland's largest lead was just two points early.
POST-GAME REACTION

"Mark Hughes goes unnoticed.  He was struggling offensively today, but he was excellent defensively.  On the ball, he is one of the best I have ever coached.  He gives himself up to guard their best player, and there's no doubt Nunn is their best player."
        --WSU head coach Scott Nagy

"The beat us on offensive boards last time, and that's how they came back, forcing overtime.  We won the boards today, and that's what we have to do to win games."
        --WSU freshman Loudon Love

NEXT UP
  • The Raiders play at Cleveland State Thursday and at Youngstown State Saturday.  Both games are at 7 pm.
  • Milano's Beavercreek will host a Raider Watch Party Thursday at 7 pm.
  • Both games will air on ESPN3 and on 106.5 FM/iHeart Radio app.
 





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