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Joseph Craven
Parker Ernsthausen, Alan Vest, Mark Hughes and Adam Giles celebrate Senior Day
54
Youngstown State YSU 12-18, 8-9 HL
82
Winner Wright State WSU 18-11, 12-4 HL
Youngstown State YSU
12-18, 8-9 HL
54
Final
82
Wright State WSU
18-11, 12-4 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Youngstown State YSU 27 27 54
Wright State WSU 49 33 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

@WSU_MBB Wins Big Over Penguins

Love notches 26 Points on Senior Day

The Wright State men's basketball team took care of business on Senior Day Saturday afternoon as they defeated Youngstown State 82-54 at the WSU Nutter Center, clinching a home game in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament on March 5.  The Raiders are now 18-11, 12-4 and have won six straight games and 10 of the last 11.  It also marked the fourth straight game scoring 81 or more points.  YSU drops to 12-18, 8-9.

Loudon Love led the way with his career-high 26 points while Youngstown, OH native Mark Hughes ended with four threes for 14 points, and Cole Gentry pitched in 12 points.  Freshman Malachi Smith continued his strong contributions with seven rebounds and seven assists with three steals.  WSU shot 49% from the field overall but connected at a 58% rate in the first half. 

First Half
Youngstown State controlled the tip and scored first, but the Raider stormed back and never looked back.  WSU took the lead 5-4 at 18:40 and did not trail again, leading as much as 25 points with 43 seconds remaining.  The Raiders went to the locker room ahead 49-27, led by Hughes 12 points and Love's 11.  Hughes hit four three pointers in the first 20 minutes but WSU was active inside as well with 18 points coming in the paint.  YSU had nine turnovers with WSU scoring 12 points as a result. 

Second Half
The second period was much of the same but the Penguins did cut the WSU's lead to 17 at 13:14.  The Raiders pressed the gas once again, going up by 30 with five minutes to go and finished the game with an 82-54 decision.  Love scored 15 points in the final 20 minutes as the Raiders shot 40% from the field.  Every Raider player scored in the game as James Manns came off the bench for five points late.  Wright State once again scored 18 points inside.

Nagy Said
"The last three games, we've shot the ball well.  If we shoot it well, it opens things up for Loudon and that showed tonight.  Shooting well makes us hard to guard."

Next Up
The Raiders hit the road to play at Green Bay Thursday night and at Milwaukee Saturday night to end the regular season.

Milano's
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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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