Wright State rallies to beat Cleveland State

Wright State's Alex Huibregtse during a game vs. Detroit Mercy at the Nutter Center on Jan. 25, 2025. Joe Craven/Wright State Athletics photo

Credit: Joseph R. Craven

Credit: Joseph R. Craven

Wright State's Alex Huibregtse during a game vs. Detroit Mercy at the Nutter Center on Jan. 25, 2025. Joe Craven/Wright State Athletics photo

FAIRBORN — Wright State looked dead, kaput, finished several times in its game against Cleveland State — after trailing by 16 in the first half, 14 at halftime and, after cutting the deficit to two, falling behind by eight again with 7:53 to go.

But a four-point play by Logan Woods (making a 3 and a foul shot) with 7:27 left sliced the Vikings’ lead to 67-63, and the Raiders kept charging on their way to an 82-76 victory Thursday night at the Nutter Center..

Alex Huibregtse had 20 points, going 6 of 9 on 3′s, after scoring just 35 in his previous six games.

Brandon Noel also had 20 points.

Solomon Callaghan had 14 points and hit a 3 with 3:13 to go that cut the deficit to 74-73.

The Raiders got a defensive stop, and Michael Imariagbe converted a 1-and-1 with 2:14 left. It was their first lead since it was 2-0.

After another stop, Callaghan scored inside for a 77-74 edge with 55 seconds left.

The Vikings committed another turnover, and Jack Doumbia had a 1-and-1 with 27.3 seconds left. He made both to clinch the victory.

Wright State ended a three-game losing streak while improving to 14-16 overall and 8-11 in the Horizon League.

Before the game, the Raiders had locked up the eighth seed in the league tourney and can do no worse or better regardless of the outcome of its game at IU Indy on Saturday.

Cleveland State, which has lost five of its last seven games, fell to 19-11 and 14-6, making Robert Morris (23-8, 15-5) the outright league champs.

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