DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - JT Yoho scored 15 points and Miles Dixon had 14 off the bench as Wright State defeated North Carolina A&T 56-44 on Friday night.
The Raiders, who are 3-0 for the first time since starting 4-0 during the 2002-03 season, hit five 3-pointers in the first 11:04 to lead 24-12.
Wright State shot 50 percent (11 of 22) in the first half, compared to 29.2 percent for the Aggies (7 of 24) to lead 29-20 at the break.
North Carolina A&T got within five twice early in the second half, but the Raiders pulled away with a 17-8 run as Dixon scored six points and Yoho five.
Neither team shot well from long range, with the Aggies 4 of 22 and the Raiders 7 of 22.
Austin Witter and Adrian Powell had 10 points apiece and Witter also grabbed nine rebounds as North Carolina A&T (1-2) outrebounded Wright State 35-28.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| North Carolina A&T (1-2) | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| Wright State (3-0) « | 29 | 27 | 56 |
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| North Carolina A&T Aggies | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Witter, F | 34 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| A. Powell, F | 27 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Upchurch, C | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| L. Middleton, G | 34 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Underwood, G | 25 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Louisme | 18 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| B. Beckford | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Buck | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Smith | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| S. Stewart | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Siverand | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15-45 | 10-16 | 35 | 4 | 19 | 44 | |
| 33.3% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Wright State Raiders | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Yoho, F | 33 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| A. Pacher, F | 21 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| K. Griffin, G | 38 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Vest, G | 27 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| R. Arceneaux, G | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Dixon | 30 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| T. Sledge | 14 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Young | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Bramanti | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Drummond | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-43 | 9-20 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 56 | |
| 46.5% | 45% | ||||||
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