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03/09 21:18 CDT Top seed Wright State defeats Northern Kentucky 103-90 in
Horizon League Tournament semifinal
Top seed Wright State defeats Northern Kentucky 103-90 in Horizon League
Tournament semifinal
By The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Michael Cooper came off the bench to score 23 of his 25
points in the second half, propeling top seed Wright State to a 103-90 victory
over Northern Kentucky on Monday night in a Horizon League Tournament semifinal.
Wright State (22-11) will play in Tuesday's championship game against the
winner of the semifinal nightcap between No. 2 seed Robert Morris and
third-seeded Detroit Mercy.
Cooper shot 8 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and
went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line for the Raiders. TJ Burch added 22 points
and Kellen Pickett scored 14 on 6-for-8 shooting.
Kael Robinson led the seventh-seeded Norse (20-14) with 24 points. LJ Wells
totaled 23 points and six rebounds. Donovan Oday contributed 15 points and
three steals.
Wright State carried a slim 46-44 lead into halftime behind 14 points from
Burch. The Raiders used an 11-0 run to turn a five-point deficit in the second
half into a lead.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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