The Cleveland State men's basketball team fought back from a 13-point deficit with eight minutes remaining, but couldn't get the final shot to fall, as Wright State held on to a 49-46 victory Sunday afternoon at the Wolstein Center.
Trey Lewis had a chance to tie the game and send it into overtime, but his desperation three-pointer from 30-feet bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
With the loss, CSU (11-9 overall, 3-3 Horizon League) drops 2 1/2 games back of first-place Green Bay and a game-back of second-place WSUÂ (12-9, 4-2 HL).
In the Horizon League, the top two seeds receive a double-bye into the semi-finals, while the third-seed receives a bye into the second round.
"We are okay. I don't feel bad at the place we are in," said Vikings head coach Gary Waters. "We got to get it back some place and can't give up anything now."
The Vikings played again without the services of Anton Grady and Sebastian Douglas, who missed their second straight game with concussions.
According to ESPN.com, CSU is 9-5 when all of its top players play and 2-4 when missing some of its top players.
CSUÂ could of used them on Sunday as they never could get its offense on track against the HL's top defensive team.