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Wright State tops Houston Baptist 75-59

The Columbian
Published: November 21, 2013, 4:00pm

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Steven Davis scored 17 points, leading four Wright State players to reach double figures in a 75-59 win over Houston Baptist in the College Basketball Experience Hall of Fame Classic Friday.

Wright State (3-2) outscored Houston Baptist (1-3) 39-25 in the second half after leading by two at halftime. Reggie Arceneaux hit a 3-pointer to break a 40-40 tie early in the second half, which began a 20-7 run that helped Wright State pull away.

Houston Baptist closed the gap to 64-57 with 3:06 left, but Arceneaux responded with a 3-pointer and the Raiders made 8-of-9 free throws in the last 1:30 to maintain a double-digit lead.

Wright State shot 52.3 percent from the field (23 of 44) and hit 6-of-11 3-pointers.

Miles Dixon scored 16 for the Raiders. Arceneaux had 15 and Kendall Griffin added 10.

Cody Joyce scored 11 for the Huskies and Caleb Crayton added 10.

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