Cleveland State Vikings at Wright State Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
63 - 72
Benzinger powers Wright State past Cleveland State 72-63
Benzinger opened a 14-0 run with a 3-pointer that gave the Raiders (21-8, 13-3 Horizon League) the lead for good at 60-59 with eight minutes to go. Benzinger drove and dished to Everett Winchester on back-to-back baskets and capped the run with another 3-pointer to make it 71-59 with 3:47 left.
Wright State trailed for over 15 straight minutes and took its first lead of the second half on Mark Hughes' 3-pointer at 54-51.
With the victory, the Raiders stayed tied for first place in the league standings and hold the season series tiebreaker over Northern Kentucky which is also 13-3.
Benzinger was 5 of 10 from 3-point range with six rebounds and five assists. Hughes added 16 points and Loudon Love scored 15.
Bobby Word was 5 of 9 from 3-point range and led the Vikings (8-22, 5-12) with 18 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Mark Hughes Steal. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Grant Benzinger made Free Throw. | 63 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Wright State Deadball Team Rebound. | 63 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Grant Benzinger missed Free Throw. | 63 - 71 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 WRST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 23-46 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-14 | FT | 18-24 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 3,745 | 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 |