Youngstown -- John Barber scored a career-high 25 points, but Todd Brown's late 3-pointer lifted Wright State past the Youngstown State men's basketball team 50-47 on Saturday night at the Beeghly Center.

    Barber was 9-of-15 from the field, 3-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line finishing with his career-best output.

    The Penguins trailed 31-23 at halftime and 43-33 with 11:51 remaining, but they did not go quietly.
    Five straight points cut the deficit to 43-38 before Scottie Wilson's basket with 9:23 left put the Raiders in front 45-38.

    The Guins held WSU scoreless for the next 5:01 to get as close as 45-43 after Vytas Sulskis connected on a 3-pointer and John Barber made two free throws.

    Jordan Pleiman's rebound and putback of a missed Vaughn Duggins 3-pointer gave the Raiders a 47-43 lead before a free throw by Dwight Holmes and 3-pointer by Barber tied the contest at 47 with 2:15 remaining.

    With 1:03 remaining, the Guins had an opportunity to to ahead for the first time since the opening minute, but Vance Cooksey, who had made 26-of-29 free throws in the final five minutes missed a pair of charity tosses.

    The Guins defense forced WSU to take 30 seconds off the shot clock, but Brown's step-back 3-pointer over Mel Johnson swished through with 31.5 seconds remaining.

    YSU called a timeout with seven seconds left to set up a final play, but Barber's off balance 3-pointer rimmed out just before time expired.
    Leading the way for Wright State was Brown who had 14 points while Graham finished with 10.

    For the game, YSU shot 33.3 percent (16-of-48) while Wright State finished at a 48.8 percent clip (21-of-43). WSU won the battle of the boards 32-26. The Guins attempted 19 free throws to the Raiders' four, however YSU shot just 57.9 percent making 11 attempts.

    Youngstown State returns to action on Thursday night at Butler. Tipoff for the contest against the nationally-ranked Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m.