With under four-second left in the game, Vaughn Duggins drove towards the hoop and sent a scoop shot off the glass and lifted the Wright State men's basketball team to a Horizon League victory over Milwaukee, 53-51. The Raiders led by seven with 12 minutes left, but made the final shot of the game count to win their fifth straight game.
In the first half the Raiders never led, despite holding the rebound advantage over the Panthers (20-16). The Panthers connected on four three pointers and led by as many as six in the first stanza. Wright State turned the ball over seven times in the first half and Milwaukee held an 18-10 advantage in points in the paint.
Despite that, Duggins hit a running layup as time expired to cut Milwaukee's lead to 31-28 at the half. Duggins scored ten in the first half for WSU to lead all scorers and Scottie Wilson pulled down eight boards to lead the way.
The Panthers started the second half with a pair of layups to extend their lead to seven points, but WSU would counter with a 17-3 run over the next six minutes to gain a seven point advantage with 11:48 remaining in the game.
Duggins hit a three pointer to push WSU ahead 45-38 before a media timeout at the 11:32 mark and held a slim advantage coming down the stretch. WSU never trailed over the final 11 minutes, but UWM's Marcus Skinner tipped in a missed shot from Ricky Franklin to knot the contest at 51-51 with ten second remaining in the contest.
WSU wasted no time bringing the ball into the front court as Will Graham crossed the time line and found Duggins on the wing. Duggins took the ball to the top of the key and spun into the lane before sending a scoop shot off the backboard, off the front of the rim and through with :00.4 seconds left on the clock.
A last chance shot from Milwaukee fell just short and WSU held on to win their fifth straight league game.
Duggins netted a game-high 17 points in the game and grabbed four rebounds in 38 minutes of playing time. Wilson posted his second double-double of the season as he scored 13 points, eight in the second half, and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
Wright State will return to home action on Monday, February 4 as they host a non-league contest with Presbyterian. That game will start at 7:00 in the Ervin J. Nutter Center.
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