2016-11-27

FAIRBORN, Ohio – Down six with eight minutes to play, the Wright State men’s basketball team outscored North Dakota 27-17 the rest of the way to defeat the Fighting Hawks 83-79 Saturday night as part of the Men Against Breast Cancer Classic Presented by Premier Health at the Wright State Nutter Center.

Inside the Box Score

*Four WSU players ended with double-figure scoring: Steven Davis and Grant Benzinger with 23, Justin Mitchell 16 and Mark Alstork 10.

*All ten points from Alstork came from the line–25 over the last two games.

*WSU won the boards 39-32.

*WSU shot 39% from the field while UND shot 47%.

*Three Raiders had six rebounds to lead the team: Davis, Benzinger and Mitchell.

*Mark Hughes had five rebounds for the second straight day.

Wright State (5-1) wraps up tournament play on Sunday as the Raiders take on North Florida at 4:30.  The first game of the day has CSU Bakersfield going aganst North Dakota at 2:00.

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