NCAAM teams
NKU

77

20-7
Final
WRST

81

16-11
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
NKU 49 28 77
WRST 44 37 81
Nutter Center, Dayton
Associated Press 5y

Wampler scores 29, Wright St. ties Norse for 1st in Horizon

Men's College Basketball, Wright State Raiders, Northern Kentucky Norse

DAYTON, Ohio -- Bill Wampler scored a career-high 29 points and Wright State rallied to beat Northern Kentucky 81-77 on Friday night and join the Norse in a first-place tie in the Horizon League.

Wampler was 10-of-14 shooting and made four 3-pointers for the Raiders (16-11, 10-4). Loudon Love added 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds. The Raiders shot 55 percent and made 9 of 19 from the arc.

Drew McDonald scored 23 points with four 3-pointers and nine rebounds for the Norse (20-7, 10-4), who shot 50 percent and made 12 of 27-3-point attempts. Tyler Sharpe, who also made four 3s, and Dantez Walton added 16 points each.

A bucket by Wampler gave Wright State a 77-75 lead with 1:14 remaining. Four free throws extended the lead before Northern Kentucky cut it to four with five seconds left and the Raiders ran out the clock.

Wright State trailed 43-27 with 4:54 left in the first half before cutting the deficit to five at halftime.

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