Wright State snags Horizon title

By The Associated Press     Mar 7, 2007

? DaShaun Wood was shocked when new Wright State coach Brad Brownell stood before his team for the first time and said the Raiders were going to the NCAA Tournament.

Eleven months later, Wood helped make that wild prediction come true.

Wood scored 27 points and Will Graham hit four free throws in the last 12 seconds to lead the Raiders past No. 19 Butler, 60-55, Tuesday night for the Horizon League postseason title and its second trip to the NCAA Tournament.

“Coach came in from day one and said we could make it,” Wood said while receiving high-fives and hugs on the crowded floor after the game. “All I know is we did make it. And nobody else thought it could be done.”

Butler still looks like a solid bet to receive an at-large bid to its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament.

The Bulldogs have lost six of their last seven games at Wright State’s Nutter Center – ending a five-game skid with Saturday night’s 67-66 overtime win over Loyola of Chicago.

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