AES investigating brief power outage at UD Arena during Wright State tournament game

Wright State plays Bryant Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in the First Four tournament. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Wright State plays Bryant Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in the First Four tournament. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Power was briefly disrupted during Wright State’s NCAA Tournament First Four game Wednesday night at UD Arena.

AES released a statement that said they were investigating a partial outage. The cause is not yet known.

The outage happened with just over six minutes left in the game during a timeout. All the lights and scoreboards went dark. Power began returning soon with the exception of the scoreboard on the north end.

There was a slight delay at the end of the timeout. Wright State was leading and went on to win 93-82.

AES had crews on standby for the tournament and were able to transfer the arena to a secondary feeder to ensure no further disruptions. The affected scoreboard returned to service for the second game.

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