Green Bay GB 17-16

Wright State WSU 21-12

Green Bay GB

17-16

Final

Mar. 11, 2019

Wright State WSU

21-12

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Green Bay GB	20	34	54
Wright State WSU	33	33	66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/11/2019 3:42:00 PM | Communications

@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay

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The Wright State men's basketball team advanced to the Horizon League finals after defeating Green Bay 66-54 Monday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. WSU will play Northern Kentucky Tuesday night at 7 pm on ESPN for the title. Raider fans can also listen to Chris Collins and Jim Brown on Big 106.5 FM/iHeart app.

The Raiders will play in the League championship game for the second straight season in hopes of becoming the first team to repeat since 2011 when Butler did it and the first tournament number one seed to win it since Valparaiso in 2015.

A game of evenly spread scoring by the Raiders Monday night, Bill Wampler had 18 points while Loudon Love ended with 10 points and 12 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season. Freshman Malachi Smith had nine points and six boards with Cole Gentry also pitching in nine points. Alan Vest finished with eight rebounds. WSU shot 36% from the field and outrebounded the Phoenix 40-34, forcing 16 GB turnovers. The Raiders led by 20 points early in the second half and held the advantage for more than 37 minutes of the game.

First Half
The Phoenix won the tip and scored immediately. After Parker Ernsthausen made it 2-1, Love hit two free throws for the lead. Love found Ernsthausen under the basket for an easy two. The Raiders led 10-4 at the first media break after Wampler hit a three. GB came out strong after the break to score five unanswered points, but Mark Hughes hit a long three while being fouled but missed the extra basket. WSU held the lead at 15-11 by the second timeout at 10:08. Though the Phoenix tied it at 15, the Raiders scored five straight points to take the advantage 20-15 at the eight-minute timeout. The lead increased to 25-17 as Wampler connected on a three pointer. The Raiders exploded in the final minutes and took a 33-20 lead into the locker room. Wampler led the way with 12 points off four three pointers while Love collected six points and eight boards. WSU outrebounded the Phoenix 24-17.

Second Half
Wright State scored the first seven points of the half to cause a Green Bay timeout. At 17:10, GB broke the drought with a three pointer. Green Bay cut the lead to five at 41-38 with 12 minutes to go. Vest broke the GB streak with a layup but the Phoenix came right back to score. At the 12-minute break, the Raiders led 46-40. Back-to-back baskets and a three from Ernsthausen gave WSU a 51-43 lead at 7:41. The teams exchanged baskets with WSU holding the 59-50 lead with under five minutes remaining, staying right there for the final media timeout. Wright State won 66-54. The Raiders shot 36% for the final half while Smith put up seven points and Wampler six.

Nagy Said
"We were not good defensively tonight, but that was because of Green Bay. Their athletic team made troubles for us. I think we played well on defense, and we made the hustle plays."

Next Up
The Raiders will play Northern Kentucky Tuesday night at 7:00 pm eastern on ESPN. NKU defeated Oakland in the other semifinal game Monday night.

Tickets
Tickets for the 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Men's and Women's Basketball Championship can be purchased at HorizonLeague.com. Be sure to select the link for the Wright State fan section, and use the promo code TEAMB. Also, for the latest information on teams, fan activities, and the city of Detroit, click here.

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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. 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.

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