Kendall Griffin tallied 15 points to lift the Wright State Raiders as they coasted past the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to a 72-52 victory in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational at the Nutter Center.

Jerran Young added 14 points and eight rebounds for Wright State (22-12), which will take on Richmond in the next round of the tourney. Miles Dixon provided a spark off the bench with 12 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field.

Scottie Haralson netted 13 points for Tulsa (17-16), which won the inaugural CBI event in 2008. James Woodard chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds in the final game of Danny Manning's first season at the helm of the program.

Although the...

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