National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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