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Northern Kentucky Norse at Wright State Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Kentucky Norse
9-18, 2-11 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 67
Wright State Raiders
17-12, 13-2 Home

Wright State holds off Northern Kentucky 67-64

Wright State held a small lead most of the game. Northern Kentucky drew to within three, 62-59, with 4:11 left after a 3-point play by Jake Giesler. With 44 seconds to go, NKU's Tyler White made a pair of free throws to make it a one-point game.

After a timeout, the teams traded turnovers, and Wright State's Joe Thomasson (10 points) then sank a pair from the line to put it back to three with six seconds left. The Norse had a shot to tie, but White's 3-pointer hit the back of the iron and missed.

Grant Benzinger scored 16 points for Wright State (17-12, 11-5 Horizon), which pulled into a second-place tie with Oakland (19-10, 11-5) in the conference.

Northern Kentucky (9-18, 5-11) was led by White with 21 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 67
2nd 0:01 Joe Thomasson Defensive Rebound. 64 - 67
2nd 0:01 Tyler White missed Three Point Jumper. 64 - 67
2nd 0:03 Wright St Timeout 64 - 67
2nd 0:03 Northern Kentucky Timeout 64 - 67

Statistics

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17-42 FG 23-50
40 Field Goal % 46
8-22 3PT 5-16
36 Three Point % 31
22-31 FT 16-24
71 Free Throw % 67
27 Rebounds 33
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
20 Defensive Rebounds 23
11 Assists 10
4 Steals 5
0 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 16
0 Fast Break Points 4
16 Points in Paint 26
24 Fouls 26
2 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Nutter Center

Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 7,825 | Capacity:

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
Full Standings