Lovejoy scores 18 as Detroit Mercy knocks off Wright State 77-74
FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) — Orlando Lovejoy scored 18 points as Detroit Mercy beat Wright State 77-74 on Thursday night.
Tyler Spratt made a go-ahead basket with 10 seconds left to give Detroit Mercy a 75-74 lead. After Wright State missed a 3-pointer, Ryan Kalambay was fouled before making two free throws to seal it.
Lovejoy shot 7 of 11 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Titans (11-13, 8-7 Horizon League). London Maiden scored 10 points and added five rebounds. Spratt had nine points and went 4 of 10 from the field.
Andrea Holden and Michael Cooper led the Raiders (16-10, 11-4) in scoring, finishing with 15 points apiece. TJ Burch finished with 11 points.
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