NCAAB

Wright State Raiders at Northern Kentucky Norse

· LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 2nd ROUND
Wright State Raiders
20-12, 8-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 82
Northern Kentucky Norse
22-10, 12-2 Home

N Kentucky beats Wright St; advances to Horizon semifinal

The Norse (22-10) will face ninth-seeded Youngstown State (13-20) in Monday's semifinals.

The fifth-seeded Raiders twice led early in the second half and Grant Benzinger tied it at 44 with a 3-pointer with 11:13 left. Williams' layup capped a 9-3 run and the Norse took a 53-47 lead, then pulled away to an 11-point lead on Drew McDonald's free throw with 1:54 to go.

After four ties, Northern Kentucky led 26-23 on McDonald's 3-pointer and 29-25 on Holland's 3 with 1:37 left to play in the first half. Justin Mitchell hit a jumper and Wright State trailed 29-27 at halftime after each team shot 36 percent from the field.

Benzinger hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Mark Alstork added 22, and Mitchell had 12 with 12 boards and seven assists for Wright State (20-12).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 82
2nd 0:00 Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound. 77 - 82
2nd 0:03 Lavone Holland II Block. 77 - 82
2nd 0:03 Mark Hughes missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 82
2nd 0:05 Drew McDonald made Free Throw. 77 - 82

Statistics

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26-60 FG 28-55
43 Field Goal % 51
11-31 3PT 9-26
35 Three Point % 35
14-19 FT 17-29
74 Free Throw % 59
38 Rebounds 32
10 Offensive Rebounds 5
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
14 Assists 13
4 Steals 8
1 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 18
5 Fast Break Points 16
26 Points in Paint 38
26 Fouls 18
7 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Joe Louis Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 5,654 | 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