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Loudon Love
Joseph Craven
Love had 21 points at Green Bay
67
Wright State WSU 18-12, 12-5 HL
70
Winner Green Bay GB 16-14,10-7 HL
Wright State WSU
18-12, 12-5 HL
67
Final
70
Green Bay GB
16-14,10-7 HL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wright State WSU 37 30 67
Green Bay GB 42 28 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Communications

@WSU_MBB Slips at Green Bay

Raiders End Regular Season Saturday at Milwaukee

The Wright State men's basketball team had its six-game winning streak broken with a 70-67 loss at Green Bay Thursday night.  WSU is now 18-12, 12-5 while the Phoenix go to 16-14, 10-7.

The Raiders were led by Loudon Love's 21 points and nine rebounds while Bill Wampler connected on four threes for 18 points.  Freshman Malachi Smith notched 12 points.  The Phoenix outshot the Raiders 43% to 40% as the teams each had 38 rebounds.  The Phoenix forced 15 Raider turnovers.

WSU is now tied for first place with Northern Kentucky after the Norse won at Milwaukee 65-55 Thursday night.  Northern plays at Green Bay Saturday while the Raiders travel to Milwaukee.

First Half
A tight start saw the Raiders up 10-9 by the first media timeout with Alan Vest at six points from two threes.  Over the next four minutes, GB went up 19-14 as Loudon Love also had six points.  WSU cut the lead to one, but the Phoenix jumped back out to a 25-19 lead.  Ernsthausen had a layup while Gentry hit a three.  Once again, WSU cut the lead to two with GB going back up at the final media timeout of the half 35-28.  Green Bay took a 42-37 lead to the locker room.  Love was tops with 10 points and five rebounds as Wampler had 10 points and Vest and Smith at six.  GB outrebounded WSU 20-14 and outshot the Raiders 50% to 47% though Wright State hit five threes.

Second Half
Wampler and Gentry each had early threes to get within two points but GB was up 48-44 at the timeout.  WSU took a timeout at 12:23 down 53-46.  The Raiders kept it close by the eight-minute timeout 57-52 as Love had 17 points and Wampler 13.  On four free throws from Smith, the Raider closed the gap but GB shot back ahead 65-59 by the 3:57 mark.  Wright State made it close but fell 70-67 with a last second shot to tie the game.  Love had 11 points in the final 20 minutes.

Nagy Said
"We were soft tonight, and they played hard.  We didn't quit and gave ourselves a chance.  The biggest factor was they came to play and were tired of losing to us.  There's no time to mope around and get over this one and move on to prepare to play Saturday."

Milano's
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Next Up
The Raiders will play at Milwaukee Saturday at 7:00 PM eastern.  The Panthers are currently 9-21, 4-13.  WSU defeated UWM at the Nutter Center 56-54 in January.

Motor City Madness Quarterfinal Tickets
The men and the women will host a home quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 5.  The women will play first at 5:30, followed by the men at 8:00.  Doors will open at 4:30.  Tickets, which will allow access to both games, are $10 for Premium seats (first 12 rows) and $5 for all other seat locations. WSU students will receive one (1) free ticket.  Parking in lots 1 and 2 will be open to all fans, and available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Click here to buy your tickets or call 937-775-4934 for more information.  For information on Motor City Madness, click here.

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 forthe final shows of the year.  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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