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DDN: Basile leads Wright State in upset over N.C. State

Grant Basile at NC State

Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News

Grant Basile scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Wright State pulled away early in the second half to upset North Carolina State 84-70 on Tuesday night.

N.C. State (7-5), which has lost four of five, also ended a 29-game regular season home winning streak against nonconference opponents and lost for just the second time (10-2) against Horizon League opponents.

Wright State (4-7) used a 24-11 run to open the second half and led by double digits nearly the rest of the way. AJ Braun scored seven points as five Raiders scored during the stretch.

Basile finished 9-of-16 shooting and had a game-high four assists. Trey Calvin added 19 points, including 13 in the second half, and the pair combined for five of the Raiders’ seven 3-pointers.

Tanner Holden added 17 points and Braun finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Tim Finke added seven points, four assists and three steals.