On Thursday Jan 17, Wright State Men’s Basketball travelled to Youngstown State’s Beeghly Center and took care of business with an 80-74 win.
The Youngstown State Penguins (YSU) are in the midst of a rough season, attempting to train their young core, but nonetheless were looking to take down the Raiders with a 7-point lead at the half. However, Wright State came alive in the second half with a 10-0 run and put themselves in a great position to win the game.
The game saw 15 lead changes, nine of which occurred in the second half.
In the end, WSU walked away the victors, and the difference, as it often is with young teams, was in who played better fundamental basketball.
Wright State made the shots they should have and played sound-minded ball for majority of the game. They managed a perfect 18 for 18 from the free throw line while YSU only shot 6 for 9.
YSU forced 11 turnovers and got 11 points. Wright State however, forced 14 turnovers for 28 points, which was arguably the difference in the game.
For the women’s team, a high-stakes, heavyweight matchup didn’t quite go the way it was planned.
YSU and WSU were both tied near the top of the Horizon League standings going into play on Friday, and when the final buzzer sounded, YSU walked away victorious 83-68.
Youngstown was in control for most of the game and led by at least 10 for the final 19 minutes of game time.
Wright State’s Angel Baker led the team in scoring with 27 points in 27 minutes of play time. Sadly, it wasn’t enough, as YSU had two players score in the 20s and another put up 17.
Not helping matters was Wright State’s early struggles on offense, as they opened the game shooting just 1 for 12. In the end, it was a well-played game for both teams, YSU just played a bit better, a bit sooner.
