Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State seemed so in control of its game with Kent State that some fans started to pick up their belongings and head for the exits.
The Raiders, who once led by 16, still had a nine-point bulge with 2:41 to go.
But coach Scott Nagy never felt comfortable. His team had trouble scoring with any consistency the entire second half, and he knew points would be even tougher to generate over that final stretch.
“The end of the game probably stands out to everybody, just because of how it happened,” he said of the late-game collapse. “But really, we were just so bad offensively in the second half. That’s what put us in that position.
“We just struggled. As easy as things were for us in the first half — and I talked to the guys about that at halftime — they have to understand it doesn’t always go that way. You can’t be over-emotional. You have to get your emotions under control.”
The Golden Flashes outscored their hosts, 13-3, over the final 2:41, including two 3-pointers in the last 25 seconds, to pull out a stunning 72-71 victory Saturday.
The Raiders (3-1), who were one victory away from matching their best start in the Division I era (since 1987), went 10 of 33 from the field in the second half. They had a good look with a chance to win the game, but Bill Wampler, who had a team-high 18 points, missed a 15-footer from the baseline at the buzzer.
