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92
Winner Wright St. WSU 2-2,0-0 Horizon
59
Radford Rad 2-2,0-0 Big South
Winner
Wright St. WSU
2-2,0-0 Horizon
92
Final
59
Radford Rad
2-2,0-0 Big South
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wright St. WSU 35 57 92
Radford Rad 27 32 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Tough Second Half Downs Men’s Basketball Against Wright State

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – A rough second half spelled doom for the Highlanders in their opener at The Greenbrier Tip-Off, falling to Wright State in a 59-92 finish.
 
KEY STATS
  • Three pointers defined the game as Wright State shot 65% from deep with 13 makes compared to Radford's 24% clip with just five makes.
  • Wright State also out rebounded Radford at a high margin and outscored the Highlanders in second chance points 14-2.
  • Dennis Parker Jr. stayed hot in the scoring department with 15 points.
  • Tyson Brown just missed a double-double with eight points and a season-high 11 rebounds and five blocks.
 
PLAY BY PLAY
Fastbreak and points off the turnover vaulted Radford ahead early in the contest as makes from Brown, Parker Jr. and Mari Jordan got Radford up. Louie Jordan would hit Radford's first three of the day, but a drought from deep that saw five of their first six takes from three miss played a role in Wright State building their first big lead.
 
The Raiders would go up 22-9 before a Brennan Rigsby Jr. jumper ended the scoring drought. Paint points from Brown and Parker Jr. would help Radford keep pace throughout the first half to trail just 35-27 at halftime.
 
Out of the break, Radford kept Wright State scoreless through the opening minutes to make it a six-point game. An extended run by the Raiders at the 16-minute mark would push things fully out of reach. A 15-3 run broke the game open and Radford was unable to recover. Wright State rolled for the remainder of the game that ended in a lopsided 92-59 final.
 
UP NEXT
Radford is right back in action tomorrow afternoon for another battle at The Greenbrier. Radford will face Cleveland State in the weekend finale with an estimated 2:30 p.m. tip-off.

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