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Wampler Scored 16 points in the Raider win over Cleveland State
61
Cleveland State CSU 8-21, 3-13 HL
87
Winner Wright State WSU 17-11, 11-4 HL
Cleveland State CSU
8-21, 3-13 HL
61
Final
87
Wright State WSU
17-11, 11-4 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Cleveland State CSU 38 23 61
Wright State WSU 43 44 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

@WSU_MBB Takes Down Cleveland State 87-61

Raiders Win Fifth Straight

The Wright State men's basketball team won its fifth straight and stayed in a tie for first place with Northern Kentucky as the Raiders defeated Cleveland State 87-61 Thursday night at WSU's Nutter Center.  NKU won at home over Youngstown State Thursday 76-69.  YSU will come to the Nutter Center for a matchup Saturday afternoon at 3:00 PM

The Raiders were led by five players in double-figure scoring: Bill Wampler 16, Parker Ernsthausen a season-high 14, Loudon Love 13, Alan Vest and Malachi Smith 11 each.  Mark Hughes finished with nine points while Cole Gentry had eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists.  The Raiders shot 52.5% from the field with 11 three pointers, and outrebounded the Vikings 34-29.  The 11 threes were the most for WSU since their game at Oakland on Jan. 5.  After shooting over 51% in the first half, the Raiders held CSU to just 31% from the field in the second half.

Wright State tied its season-low with eight turnovers in the game while collecting 22 points from a dozen CSU miscues.  The WSU bench accounted for 32 points while the Raiders scored 36 points in the paint.

First Half
WSU took the tip-off but CSU scored first a minute into the game.  The half went back and forth until the Raiders ended the half on a 15-9 run, heading to the locker room ahead 43-38.  Wampler led the way with 11 points with Love right behind with nine as Smith came off the bench for seven.  WSU shot 57% with CSU at 52% with the Raiders up 15-11 on the boards.  WSU had 20 points in the paint.

Second Half
WSU's lead grew to 51-42 on a layup by Ernsthausen, off a steal and assist from Gentry.  Wright State's lead went to 12 at 58-46 by the 13-minute mark.  At the eight-minute timeout with the green and gold up 66-49, CSU was held scoreless for 6:20.  WSU went up by 23 on back-to-back threes from Hughes with under four minutes to go at 80-57.  The Raiders stretched the score to 87-61 to end the game.  Ernsthausen had nine points as the defense held CSU  to just 23 points on eight field goals and zero threes, forcing eight turnovers.

Nagy Says
"They shot it real well in the first half, and we were lucky to be up by five.  We are shooting the ball better than earlier in the season, and that will open things up for Loudon.  Parker had tip-ins, and he is playing great ball right now.  It's the other things that people don't see in the boxscore.  His communications and his leadership have been phenomenal.  When things aren't going well, he's the one positive guy we have."

Next Up
The Raiders stay home to host Youngstown State Saturday at 3:00 PM.  YSU is now 12-17, 8-8 and have won six of their last seven games.  Senior Day festivities will take place after the game.

Milano's
Milano's Beavercreek is your home-game party headquarters - bring your ticket there, or to any Milano's location, before or after the game for 25% off your food order!" Assistant coach Sharif Chambliss will make an appearance after Saturday's game to meet and greet fans.

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

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.  Visit www.wsuraiders.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching '@WSU_MBB' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Coaches Shows at Flyboys
The Wright State men's and women's Coaches Shows will return March 4 at Flyboys Deli in the Fairfield Mall.  Men's head coach Scott Nagy will be on at 6 pm.  Women's coach Katrina Merriweather will be on at 5:30 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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