ROCHESTER, MI — The Wright State Raiders came out strong in the second half as they beat the Oakland Grizzlies, 96-75, Sunday afternoon in Rochester, Michigan.
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Alex Huibregtse led five Raiders in double figures with 21 points. A.J. Braun added 20 while Brandon Noel had a double-double: 19 points and 16 rebounds. Tanner Holden had 15 points and eight assists while Trey Calvin scored 11.
WSU trailed the Grizzlies, 38-37, at halftime. They scored 14 of the first 16 points of the second half, including eight by Huibregtse to go up 53-41.
Oakland trailed, 61-50, at the 9:49 mark but Noel and Huibregtse hit back-to-back three-pointers to extend the advantage to 67-50. Holden and Noel added back-to-back dunks to increase the lead to 77-54.
Wright State shot 66% in the second half, 22-33.
The Raiders improved to 17-12 overall (12-6 in the Horizon League).
WSU has two home games in the regular season.
They host Purdue Fort Wayne Wednesday night and Northern Kentucky Saturday night. Both games will be at 7 p.m. at the Nutter Center.
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