Mandatory Photo Credit: Tim G. Zechar
Wright State’s Men only had Saturday to recover from their first home loss of the season to league-leading Green Bay on Friday night.  The Raiders would have a quick turn around as they traveled Saturday for a 1:00 P.M. tip Sunday at Cleveland State.  The teams entered the contest tied for second in the Horizon League at 3-2, and Wright State was looking for only its second true road win of the season.  The Raiders (12-9, 4-2) led by as many as 13 with eight minutes remaining in the game, and held on for a narrow 49-46 victory over the Vikings (11-9, 3-3).
The visiting Raiders were looking to get off to a quick start at the Wolstein Center, and jumped out to an early 11-5 lead, only to see CSU respond with a run of their own to take a 19-14 advantage. Â Wright State would finish the first half with nine straight points capped off by a Miles Dixon buzzer beater to hold a 29-23 advantage at the break. Â The visitors would hold the lead the rest of the way, including a 44-31 spread with eight minutes to go as Kendall Griffin capped off a 8-0 run with a three point basket. Â However, Cleveland State would score 15 of the final 20 points and make it an interesting finish, missing a would-be tying three pointer at the buzzer.
Jon Harris led all scorers and recorded a double-double off of the bench for the Vikings, tallying 17 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. Â Jeran Young, coming off of the bench as well, Â led the Raiders with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Â Both teams shot the ball poorly, 33.3% for WSU and 32.7% for CSU, accounting for the low final score.
Next up for the Raiders:
Wright State will finish out a series of three games in five days as the team hosts Milwaukee (13-7, 3-3) on Tuesday at 7 P.M.
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