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love
54
Wright State WSU 1-1
73
Winner Murray State MSU 1-0
Wright State WSU
1-1
54
Final
73
Murray State MSU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wright State WSU 29 25 54
Murray State MSU 35 38 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

@WSU_MBB Slips at Murray State

The Wright State men's basketball team went on the road for their first game away from the Nutter Center and fell at Murray State 73-54.  WSU is now 1-1 while the Racers are 1-0.

Senior Mark Hughes led the way with 16 points and five rebounds while Loudon Love chipped in 15 points and seven boards.  Cole Gentry helped with 11 points.  WSU shot 38% with only three three pointers while the Racers shot 54%, making 10 threes.  The Raiders committed only 12 turnovers as they forced 21.  Murray State outrebounded the Raiders 41-25.  Chris Wampler added seven points.

First Half
The Raiders bounced to a 7-0 lead on four points from Love and three from Hughes.  MSU came back to take a 15-9 lead but WSU knotted the score at 17 on a Gentry layup.  Both teams exchanged baskets, but the Racers led at halftime 35-29.  Hughes was 5-6 from the field and ended the first 20 with 12 points as Love had eight points and five rebounds in 11 minutes.  Wright State shot 40% from the field but hit only one three pointer.  Murray State shot a 52% clip and outrebounded WSU 21-16.

Second Half
The next 20 minutes started with MSU keeping on the pressure as they took a 45-34 lead at the first media timeout.  WSU cut the lead 45-41, but the Racers increased to 52-42 by 11:13.  That lead continued to grow, but the Raiders tried to keep it close.  MSU led 68-52 at 3:23 and went onto to win 73-54.

Nagy Says
"Murray State was prepared for the game.  They ran their sets and when it came to us making the plays, we just didn't make them.  The questions is how will you respond to it, will they let it carry over and will they make a stand."

Next Up
The Raiders will host Toledo next Wednesday at the WSU Nutter Center. 

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