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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wright State can’t overcome hot Valparaiso shooting despite forcing big turnovers in 63-54 loss
Final: Valpo wins 63-54. Wright State forced a season-best 24 turnovers, but Valparaiso shot 65.6 percent in the game, including 8-of-17 from 3-point range. Richie Edwards led four double-digit scorers for the Crusaders with 16 points, and WSU’s Julius Mays led all scorers with 20 points. WSU shot 29.6 percent in the game, including 5-of-24 from 3-point range.
2:56 second: Valpo leads 55-49. The Raiders have been no closer than 5 this half, but they were once down 13. The game has increased in intensity as it has gone on, and Tavares Sledge just took a charge for WSu to get the ball back coming out of the time out. Julius Mays has 16 points for WSU, and Richie Edwards has 16 for Valpo. WSU shooting 38.1 percent this half and 31.3 percent in the game but is 15-18 from the free throw line and has forced 22 turnovers, tying a season best.
7:36 second: Valpo leads 51-42. The Crusaders have the answers for a better Wright State offensive half, and the game is happening mostly on the inside. The teams scored a combined 9 straight points on free throws in one stretch as WSU cut the deficit to 49-42, but then Valpo’s Ryan Broekhoff went on a drive past Armond Battle and was fouled. Valpo has 19 turnovers but is shooting 67.9 percent in the game, and Julius Mays leads all scorers with 16 points.
11:41 second: Valpo leads 45-33. Julius Mays has 7 points this half to reach 14 in the game, but the Raiders are still shooting 32.4 percent. Valparaiso has 17 turnovers but is shooting 68.4 percent, led by 13 points from Richie Edwards. Valpo has led by as many as 13.
14:22 second: Valpo leads 39-30. WSU went down 34-21 early int he half before scoring 7 straight points, Julius Mays has 11, including 4 this half, as the Raiders are shooting 4-of-6 this half. Valparaiso has 16 turnovers (WSU most forced in a game this season is 22), and Richie Edwards leads the Crusaders with 10 points.
Halftime: Valpo leads 31-21. A Reggie Arceneaux 3-pointer near the halftime buzzer cut the deficit to 10, but the Crusaders had built a 13-point lead at 31-18 with a 14-2 scoring advantage. WSU shot 25.9 percent in the firts half to 68.4 percent for Valpo, although the Crusaders also had 12 turnovers. Valpo top player Ryan Broekhoff didn’t attempt a shot in the firts half, and Richie Edwards has a team-best 8 points. Julius Mays and Reggie Arceneaux lead Wright State with 7 points.
3:49 first: Valpo leads 24-16. This is the Crusaders’ biggest advantage, as WSU is shooting 26.1 percent to 66.7 percent for Valpo. It’s only not worse because the Crusaders have 11 turnovers. Valpo top player Ryan Broakhoff was just called for his second foul, but he is scoreless so far. Julius Mays has 7 points for WSU, which is 1-8 from 3-point range.
6:37 first: Valpo leads 17-14. Julius Mays has 7 of WSU’s 14 points, and guard Reggie Arceneaux scored on a drive to set the current margin before a Valpo offensive foul became its 10th turnover of the game heading into the timeout. Richie Edwards, who averageds 7.7 points, has 8 coming off a 16-point game in the previous outing. WSU shooting 5-19 (26.3 percent), compared with 58.3 percent for Valpo, but turnovers slowing Crusaders.
11:07 first: Valpo leads 10-6. The Raiders got two straight baskets from Tavares Sledge to tie the game at 6 before Valpo scored four straight. WSU has been running plays for Sledge more tonight, but he just picked up his second foul (which he was not pleased about). WSU is shooting 3-13, and Valpo is 5-7 with eight turnovers.
14:42 first: Valpo leads 6-4. Wright State scores on its first possession but then went 4:46 without any points until Tavares Sledge ran a pick-and-roll with Julius Mays and scored with a foul. WSU is 2-6 from the floor, and Valpo is 3-4, including 4 points off the bench from Richie Edwards, who also blocked a Sledge shot. Sledge came down the next time and scored.
20:00 first: Wright State starters: Reggie Arceneaux, Julius Mays, Vance Hall, Armond Battle, Johann Mpondo.
PREGAME: The Raiders are coming off a loss against Butler on Thursday that dropped them to 6-6 in the Horizon League, and they stand in seventh place entering tonight’s game. WSU could pull back into a tie with Detroit and Butler for fifth place with a win, but Valparaiso is both second in the league at 9-3 and looking to avenge and convincing 73-55 Wright State win in their previous meeting, Jan. 8 at the Nutter Center.
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