Wright State advances to Horizon League title game after beating NKU

The Wright State University men’s basketball team is 40 minutes away from a bid into this year’s NCAA Tournament.

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Wright State beat North Kentucky, 103-90, in the semifinals of the Horizon League championship on Monday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.

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It’s the third time that the Raiders have beaten their Interstate 75 rival this season.

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Michael Cooper led five players in double figures with 25 points. He made 8-of-13 shots, including three treys.

T.J. Burch scored 22 points while Kellen Pickett added 14. Solomon Callaghan finished with 13 points, and Dominic Pangonis scored 12.

WSU led, 46-44, at halftime. The Norse began the second half on an 11-3 run to take a 55-49 lead.

Cooper scored nine of Wright State’s next 13 points as they led 62-58 with 12:45 to play.

NKU cut it to 66-63 with 11:08 remaining, but the Raiders scored eight points. The last two were capped by a T.J. Burch pass off the glass, which Andrea Holden finished with a slam to increase it to 74-63.

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WSU never looked back after that.

Wright State shot 56 percent from the field for the game, including a red-hot 59 percent in the second half.

The Raiders advance to the Horizon League Championship game on Tuesday night.

Tip-off is at 7 p.m. at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.

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Publish date : 2026-03-10 01:57:00

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