National Basketball Association
DePaul 81, Wright St. 72
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2013
Where: Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
Officials:
# Byron Jarrett, # Terry Oglesby, # Gerry Pollard
Attendance:
6162
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DePaul 81, Wright State 72:
Cleveland Melvin had 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Blue Demons
overcame the visiting Raiders in a non-conference matchup.
Brandon Young added 14 points
while Tommy Hamilton IV chipped in 13 for DePaul (2-1), which rallied with a game-ending 20-4 run. The Blue
Demons dominated the glass, winning the rebound battle 34-19.
Wright State (1-2) was paced by
JT Yoho's 13 points. AJ Pacher and Matt Vest both scored 11 and Jerran Young added 10 points.
The Raiders jumped out to an 8-0
lead in the opening minutes, but the Blue Demons scored the next
eight to set up a half of back-and-forth play. Neither team could
forge a significant advantage in the half, which ended with Wright
State up 35-33.
A 9-2 run to start the second
half put the Raiders ahead 44-35 with 18:12 to play, and
Wright State continued to lead, holding a 68-61 advantage with eight minutes to go. But Melvin scored 10 points to fuel the final burst as the Blue Demons won going away.
GAME
NOTEBOOK: Preseason All-Horizon League pick Cole Darling made his
first extended appearance of the season but managed just nine points for Wright State. …
Melvin passed the 1,500-point plateau in career scoring, becoming
only the ninth player in school history to accomplish the feat. …
This was the first meeting between the two schools.
Top Game Performances
| Wright St. |
|
DePaul |
|
J.T. Yoho 13 |
Scoring |
Cleveland Melvin 23 |
|
Kendall Griffin 3 |
Assists |
Brandon Young 4 |
|
A.J. Pacher 4 |
Rebounds |
Cleveland Melvin 13 |
|
Cole Darling 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Billy Garrett Jr. 7 |
|
Matt Vest 5 |
Steals |
Billy Garrett Jr. 2 |
|
Miles Dixon 1 |
Blocks |
Greg Sequele 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wright St.
|
72 |
50.0 |
7-18 |
17-23 |
12 |
17 |
1 |
10 |
19 |
| DePaul
|
81 |
54.5 |
5-12 |
28-36 |
11 |
33 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
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