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Busted in the BracketBusters - Wright State Falls to Ohio U 64-59

By Mike Klingshirn
Athens, OH - Coming off of seven victories over the past eight contests, the Wright State Raiders have begun entertaining hopes of competing in a post-season tournament. Those hopes took a slight hit after suffering a 64-59 setback to the Ohio University Bobcats in their ESPNU BracketBusters match-up, in front of 8,164 on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.

February 21, 2010
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Brad Brownell comments

Box score

"I'm very disappointed in our team's play today," said Wright State head coach Brad Brownell. "I don't think we played with the same kind of spirit or energy that we played with in the last couple of weeks. We had some opportunities to put Ohio away, but weren't able to do it. We had a chance to steal it at the end, and made a bad decision - but we made a lot of bad decisions tonight."

With the help of a 10-0 run, Wright State (18-10, 11-5 HL) built an early 12-4 lead, seven minutes into the game. Cold shooting by the Raiders, enabled the Bobcats to retake the lead 19-16 with 6:34 left in the half. From there, the lead changed hands five times before halftime, with Wright State grabbing a 25-24 advantage heading into the locker room, on a Vaughn Duggins trey, as time expired.

Despite some poor shooting, the Green and Gold managed to build a six-point lead (45-39) with 8:25 remaining to be played.

Ohio University (15-13, 5-8 MAC) turned a 6 point deficit into a 5 point advantage by scoring 11 straight points in a little less than 3 minutes. During that run, the Bobcats connected on 3-of-3 from the field, including one shot from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. They led 50-45, thanks in part, to a Wright State tendency to settle for three-point shot attempts, early into the shot clock.

"Defensively, we were decent," said Brownell. "Our offensive discipline was very poor tonight. We took way too many quick shots. For whatever reason, I couldn't get them to change. They didn't listen and respond like they normally do. We were as impatient tonight as we have been in a long time."

Despite it all, the Raiders nearly pulled off a miraculous comeback. Trailing 58-52, Ronnie Thomas hit a jumper with 43 seconds remaining to be played. Todd Brown stole the ensuing inbound pass for WSU, and 6 seconds later, Cory Cooperwood put in a lay-up. Cooperwood drew the foul on the play, but failed to connect on the charity toss.

Still trailing 58-56 with 37 seconds showing, Vaughn Duggins stole another Bobcat pass near Wright State's key. He drove towards the hoop, quickly trying to force the action, but could not make a play. Within 3 seconds of the steal, Ohio's D.J. Cooper stole the ball back, sealing Wright State's fate, and preserving a 64-59 victory for the Bobcats.

"We stole the ball and Vaughn made the wrong read," said Brownell. "Troy was standing at the top of the key, wide open. If he tosses it to him, and he makes it, we're up one. Instead, he tries to force feed a play and turns it right back over."

Wright State's field goal percentage was atrocious, hitting 19-of-60 from the floor for 31.7%. They took 26 shots from beyond the arc, connecting on just 7. Ohio took 12 fewer shot attempts, but hit 21-of-48 (43.8%). The Bobcat bench outscored Wright State's bench by a 44-6 margin. There were 10 lead changes in the game, and the score was tied 8 times.

Armon Bassett led the Bobcats in scoring with 26 points - 20 of them in the second half.

Ohio University leads the all-time series with Wright State 7-2.

Clark Kellogg Watch:

Although he was not present for the game, CBS basketball analyst Clark Kellogg has been in attendance at several Ohio University basketball games this year. His son, Alex, a member of the Ohio U program, is a transfer from Providence College, and is sitting out the season as per NCAA transfer rules. Alex Kellogg, a 6'7" junior should be in uniform for the Bobcats when they make their return visit to Wright State. So don't be surprised to see his father, Clark Kellogg, make the trip from his home in Columbus, to see his son play at the Nutter Center.

Number One in the Record Books:

Todd Brown played in his 125th game today. He has competed in more contests than any other Raider in school history. Will Graham held the previous record with 124 games played.

Remaining Games:

Thurs. Feb. 25 at Youngstown St. @ 7:30
Sat. Feb. 27 at Cleveland St. @ 2:00
March 2-9 Horizon League Tournament (TBA)

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