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Wright StateTuesday, November 3

Pangonis scores 30 as Wright State routs Air Force 102-71 in a sold-out opener

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Wright State opened its season in style. Dominic Pangonis dropped a career-high 30 points as the Raiders beat Air Force 102-71 Monday night at the , in front of the Raiders' largest sell-out crowd there since 1999.

Wright State routed Air Force in its season opener

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    FinalStars, Stripes and Flight Classic at the Nutter Center

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com

Pangonis scored 27 of his points in the first half, going 8-for-8 before the break. He had four assists and no turnovers in 32 minutes.

  • Hamilton grad Andrea Holden: career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds
  • Kellen Pickett: 13 points; he's the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year
  • Four Raiders scored in double figures

Pangonis was nearly perfect in the opener

30
points for Pangonis, a career high
27
of them in the first half
9 of 10
shots made overall

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com

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