Up just two at the half, Wright State pulled away the final two quarters for a 69-51 win over Florence Basket Thursday, evening its record in Italy at 1-1.
The Raiders led 28-26 at the break before a 20-12 third quarter extended the margin to 48-38. WSU then tacked on 21 more points in the final period to win going away.
Matt Vest paced Wright State with 13 points while Kendall Griggin had 12, eight of those coming in the second half. Reggie Arceneaux added 11, Johann Mpondo 10 and Cole Darling nine.
Wright State returns to action on Saturday afternoon, taking on Fulgor Forli at 2:00 Eastern time. Fans can follow the game with a live blog starting at 1:30. The blog and other blogs, photos and video on the Italy trip can be found by clicking here.
(Release courtesy WSURaiders.com)
