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Bill Wampler
Joseph Craven
Wampler led Raiders with 22 points
63
Wright St. WSU 4-4
69
Winner Indiana St. ISU 5-1
Wright St. WSU
4-4
63
Final
69
Indiana St. ISU
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wright St. WSU 27 36 63
Indiana St. ISU 31 38 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

@WSU_MBB Takes Close Loss at Indiana State

Raiders Host Miami Wednesday

The Wright State men's basketball team faced Indiana State for the first time ever Saturday afternoon, falling 69-63 in Terre Haute, IN.  WSU is now 4-4 overall while the Sycamores go to 5-1 after starting the season 0-1.

Bill Wampler showed the way as he led WSU scorers with 22 points on four threes.  Loudon Love collected his fifth double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Skyelar Potter added nine points and four boards off the bench.  The Raiders shot 38% from the field, including nine three pointers and won the boards 36-30.  Cole Gentry had nine assists and eight points.

First Half
The Sycamores jumped to a 10-4 lead but two threes from Wampler pulled it even by the 12-minute timeout. The action heated up as ISU took the lead 22-17 at 7:27 on a couple long three pointers and 26-22 by the final media break.  A Hughes long three pointer pulled WSU within four at 31-27 at the buzzer.  Wampler led WSU with eight points as Potter came off the bench for five points and four rebounds.  Love had four points and four boards.  The Raiders hit 11 field goals, including five from behind the arc and shot 44% overall.  ISU shot46% as WSU held a 24-23 edge on the boards.

Second Half
With strong defense to start the half, the Raiders tied the game at 34 on three free throws by Wampler, who came back and hit a three for the 37-34 lead at 15:39.  ISU took the lead again at 44-41 at 11:38.  The Sycamores went on a 13-6 run to go up by ten at 57-47 with 7:51 remaining.  WSU went on a 7-3 advantage to cut the lead to 60-54 at the final media timeout of the game.  WSU was able to cut the lead to 63-61 on a long Wampler three to force an ISU timeout.  Wampler had 14 points in the final 20 minutes as Love pitched in six points and seven rebounds.

Nagy Says
"Our defense is not good enough and our offense is not either.  If Loudon doesn't shoot a high percentage around the basket, it is hard for us to win.  No one feels as bad about it as he does.  We just have to go back and work on it.  We were 4-4 last year at this time, but things have to change for us."

Next Up
The Raiders head home to host Miami Wednesday night at 7 pm.

Follow the Raiders
Fans can listen to Chris Collins and Jim Brown make the call of each game on Big 106.5 FM and the iHeart App.  The iHeart app is easy to download and use.  Just go to the App Store for Android or iPhones and select the iHeart App for free.  Once it's downloaded, you can search and bookmark Big 106.5 for the games and WONE 980 AM for the shows.  It's that simple, and you won't miss a minute of the action.

Tickets
For ticket information click here or call 937-775-4934.

Coaches Shows
The Wright State men's and women's Coaches Shows will return Dec. 3 at Flyboys Deli in the Fairfield Mall.  Women's Coach Katrina Merriweather will be live with Chris Collins at 5:30 pm and Men's Coach Scott Nagy will be on at 6 pm.  Fans can come by for delicious food or tune in WONE, 980 AM or use the iHeart App.  It will also be streamed live through wsuraiders.com.

 
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