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Wright State basketball: Raiders clinch NCAA tournament berth
Wright State completed a regular-season and tournament sweep, securing its fifth Horizon League title and NCAA bid after rallying from a 12-point deficit against Detroit Mercy.
- On Tuesday, Wright State Raiders beat Detroit Mercy 66-63 at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis to clinch the NCAA tournament berth.
- Trailing by 12, Wright State used a 25-7 run, capped by Logan Woods' consecutive 3-pointers, with 1:21 left. TJ Burch scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half.
- A late 3 from TJ Nadeau pulled Detroit Mercy to 65-63, but Kellen Pickett, Wright State's freshman forward, blocked Orlando Lovejoy's layup with less than a second left.
- With the win, Wright State secured the Horizon League title and an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament, with pairings announced on Sunday.
- Wright State's win completes the regular-season and tournament-title sweep, making them the third team in 14 seasons after Oakland and Robert Morris .
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Wright State rallies to beat Detroit Mercy 66-63 and win Horizon League Championship
Wright State wins the Horizon League title with a late rally and holds off Detroit Mercy, 66-63. On Tuesday night, the top seed trails by 12 and then explodes on a 25-7 run.
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CHAMPS! Raiders Rally to Claim Horizon League Crown
INDIANAPOLIS- Kellen Pickett blocked an Orlando Lovejoy game-tying layup and Wright State erased a 12-point second-half deficit, defeating the Detroit Titans 66-63 to capture the Horizon League Tournament Title on Tuesday night inside Corteva Coliseum.
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