N Kentucky beats Wright St; advances to Horizon semifinal
DETROIT (AP) Carson Williams scored 17 points, LaVone Holland added 16, and fourth-seeded Northern Kentucky beat Wright State 76-68 on Sunday night in the Horizon League Tournament.
The Norse (22-10) will face ninth-seeded Youngstown State (13-20) in Monday's semifinals.
The fifth-seeded Raiders twice led early in the second half and Grant Benzinger tied it at 44 with a 3-pointer with 11:13 left. Williams' layup capped a 9-3 run and the Norse took a 53-47 lead, then pulled away to an 11-point lead on Drew McDonald's free throw with 1:54 to go.
After four ties, Northern Kentucky led 26-23 on McDonald's 3-pointer and 29-25 on Holland's 3 with 1:37 left to play in the first half. Justin Mitchell hit a jumper and Wright State trailed 29-27 at halftime after each team shot 36 percent from the field.
Benzinger hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Mark Alstork added 22, and Mitchell had 12 with 12 boards and seven assists for Wright State (20-12).
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Wright St. 20-12 | 77.0 PPG | 38.1 RPG | 14.8 APG |
| N. Kentucky 22-10 | 76.0 PPG | 41.0 RPG | 13.9 APG |
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. Holland II G | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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| G. Benzinger G | 29 PTS | 8 REB | 1 AST | ||
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