An early deficit proved too much for the Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team to overcome in an 83-75 loss to Wright State at the Resch Center on Sunday.

 

It took nearly five minutes for the Phoenix to score their first field goal, and by then the Raiders had built a double-digit lead. Wright State’s advantage grew as large as 15 before Green Bay pulled within five.

 

Each Phoenix run was met with an answer from the Raiders, who took a 38-28 lead into halftime and went up by as many as 13 points in the second half.

 

An 8-0 run by the Phoenix cut the deficit to five, with a chance to make it a one-point game following a flagrant foul by Wright State. Instead, the Raiders responded with another surge, preventing the Phoenix from earning their first win at the Resch Center in more than a year.

 

C.J. O’Hara scored 21 points to lead Green Bay, while Marcus Hall added 18 and Preston Ruedinger contributed 14. Kellen Pickett paced Wright State with 21 points.

 

The Phoenix return to the Resch Center on Saturday to face Detroit Mercy, but first travel to Northern Kentucky on Wednesday.