Detroit 77, Wright St. 67

Detroit 77, Wright St. 67

Published Feb. 25, 2011 10:34 p.m. ET

Chris Blake scored a career-high 21 points and Nick Minnerath and Eli Holman had double-doubles as Detroit rallied to defeat Wright State 77-67 on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The Titans (16-15, 10-8 Horizon League) secured the fifth seed in the conference tournament while the Raiders (18-13, 10-8), who came in ranked fifth, dropped a spot.

Trailing 32-27 at halftime, Detroit opened the second half on a 17-7 run and shot 68 percent (17 of 25) in the frame.

After Wright State got to 64-62 with 2:31 left, Chase Simon hit a 3-pointer, Holman made two free throws and Simon added a layup to pull away.

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Minnerath had 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Holman added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Titans, who shot 8 of 13 from the 3-point line (61.5 percent) and outrebounded Wright State 38-21.

Vaughn Duggins led the Raiders with 27 points.

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