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Dominic Pangonis scores 30 as Wright State rolls past Air Force 102-71 in its opener

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Wright State's home opener sold out the , the Raiders' largest sellout crowd there since 1999. They gave fans plenty to cheer about, beating Air Force 102-71 Monday night in the Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic.

Wright State beat Air Force by 31 points

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    FinalStars, Stripes and Flight Classic at the Nutter Center

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com

Dominic Pangonis dropped a career-high 30 points, and the Dayton Daily News has the details on his night. He made all eight first-half shots, six of them threes. "We were up 30 at halftime," he said. "I feel like we started with our defense, though."

27of Dominic Pangonis' 30 points came in the first half

He finished 9-of-10 from the field and 6-of-7 from three-point range.

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com

  • Pangonis: 30 points, four assists, no turnovers
  • Andrea Holden, a Hamilton grad: career-high 20 points, 11 rebounds
  • Kellen Pickett: 13 points and 5 rebounds

Wright State, Dayton and Miami were all set to start at 7 p.m. Monday. Centerville graduate Ethan Greenberg played for Air Force, and a group of Centerville High students came to support him.

Sources: WDTN.com, daytondailynews.com, Journal-News.com

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