Wright State Raiders at Cleveland State Vikings
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
74 - 77
74 - 77
Cleveland State beats first-place Wright State 77-74
The loss dropped the Raiders (17-7, 9-2 Horizon) into a first-place tie with Northern Kentucky (9-2), which beat Youngstown State 95-85 Thursday.
Word made consecutive 3-pointers to give the Vikings a 70-66 lead with 3:17 left. The Raiders cut it to one, the final time with 37 seconds left, but Tyree Appleby made a free throw and Stefan Kenic two more while the Raiders could only counter with a free throw from Loudon Love before Parker Ernsthausen's 3-point try went in and out at the buzzer.
Appleby finished with 17 points and Kenny Carpenter 14 for Cleveland State (6-18, 3-8).
Grant Benzinger and Love scored 20 points each for Wright State.
The Vikings led by 15 before the Raiders rallied to go up with 6:47 remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Wright State Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Parker Ernsthausen missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Stefan Kenic made Free Throw. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Stefan Kenic made Free Throw. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 WRST |
 CLE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-62 | FG | 25-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-19 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Wolstein Center
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 1,411 | Capacity:
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 1,411 | 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 |