MOON TOWNSHIP, PA — The Wright State Raiders got a big offensive night from Trey Calvin as they beat the Robert Morris Colonials, 82-67, Saturday night in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. WSU improves to 14-11 overall, 7-7 in the Horizon League.
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Trey Calvin led four Raiders in double figures with 24 points while Brandon Noel had a double-double: 16 points and 15 rebounds. Tim Finke added 11 while A.J. Braun scored 10 points.
WSU made 35 of 67 shots, good for 52% from the floor.
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Robert Morris led, 34-33, with 2:32 remaining in the first half but Wright State scored eight unanswered points before halftime and led, 41-34, at the break.
The Raiders stretched the lead to as much as 14 points to start the second half, 53-39, with 16:20 to play. But Robert Morris outscored the Raiders, 17-2, to take a 56-55 advantage with 10:15 remaining.
Stephaun Walker’s basket gave the Colonials a 64-60 lead with 6:38 to play. Calvin scored six straight points as part of a Wright State 10-0 run to take a 70-64 lead with 4:14 left.
WSU outscored Robert Morris, 12-3, the rest of the game to seal the win.
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Wright State’s next game will be Wednesday night when they host IUPUI at the Nutter Center. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.