Gallery image 0 — Bill Wampler was Named to the All-Tournament Team

Northern Kentucky NKU 26-8

Wright State WSU 21-13

Northern Kentucky NKU

26-8

Final

Mar. 12, 2019

Wright State WSU

21-13

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Northern Kentucky NKU	44	33	77
Wright State WSU	34	32	66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/12/2019 6:59:00 PM | Communications

@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next

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The Wright State men's basketball team reached the Championship game of the Horizon League Tournament for the second straight year but came away with a 77-66 loss to Northern Kentucky Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. By virtue of the regular-season title, the Raiders will receive a first-ever bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) that will be released Sunday night at 8:30 PM on ESPNU.

Three Raiders led the way Tuesday night against the Norse as Bill Wampler collected 16 points with 15 points each from Mark Hughes and Cole Gentry. Loudon Love ended with nine points, six rebounds and four blocks while Alan Vest grabbed seven boards. WSU shot 38% from the field, and the Norse shot 51% overall, including 59% in the first half as they led by as much as 18 points. NKU outrebounded the Raiders 38-35 and hit 12 three pointers.

Wampler was named to the All-Tournament Team.

First Half
NKU took the tip and the first attempt, but it was a Love layup from a Hughes pass that dented the scoreboard first. The Norse jumped to an 8-4 lead by the first media timeout but by the 12-minute break Northern took a 21-10 advantage. NKU continued the strong play and solid shooting to lead 38-21 at 3:59. Two straight hustle baskets by the Raiders caused an NKU timeout at 2:26 as WSU cut the gap to 40-28. The Raiders cut the lead to ten at 44-34 on a long three-pointer by Cole Gentry late in the period. In the final four minutes, WSU outscored the Norse 13-6. Love and Gentry each had eight points in the first 20 minutes with WSU shooting 44% from the field.

Second Half
Wright State cut it to nine early but NKU bounced back to go up 50-35 in the first two minutes. The game stayed the same as NKU led 64-45 at 10 minutes remaining and went up 20 points at 68-48 with 6:23 left in the game. The Raiders outscored the Norse 18-9 to end the game. In the final 20 minutes, Wampler had 11 points while Hughes collected 10 points.

Nagy Said
"I think we did a great job to get it back to 10 in the first half. They played great, but we couldn't get stops. They didn't make easy shots but give them credit for coming prepared. We will feel bad for a little while, but we look forward to playing in the NIT for the first time in school history. I told them how proud I am of them and how hard they played."

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The Raiders will await their NIT bid Sunday night.

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