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Joseph Craven

Men's Basketball Communications

League-leading Raiders Head to Wisconsin

Wright State plays at Green Bay Thursday and Milwaukee Saturday

The Wright State men's basketball team will take it on the road again with games at Green Bay Thursday and at Milwaukee Saturday.  Both games are at 8 pm eastern and fans can watch on ESPN3 or listen to Chris Collins and Jim Brown on 106.5 FM and the iHeart app.

Milano's in Beavercreek (2260 N. Fairfield Rd.) will host a Raider Watch Party Thursday night. 

The Raiders start the weekend series atop the Horizon League standings with a 6-0 record.  They won their seventh straight game Monday afternoon with a 77-67 decision over Youngstown State at home.  Five Raiders scored in double figures, led by freshmen Loudon Love and Jaylon Hall with 16 points each.  Grant Benzinger, the Horizon League Player of the Week, continues to lead the Raiders with a 15.4 points per game average.  Love is averaging 11.1 points and 8.9 rebounds.

WRIGHT STATE
  • The Raiders seven-game winning streak is the longest since WSU won 11 straight during the 2007-08 season.
  • Wright State is currently ranked 25th in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Poll, and have an RPI of 64.
  • The Raiders have lost four in a row, and five of the last six games at the Resch Center.
  • Benzinger is eighth in the Horizon League scoring race (15.4) and first in free throw percentage, while Love sits atop the rebounding category (8.9).
  • Benzinger is currently 26th nationally in free throw percentage, shooting 89.3%.
  • Mark Hughes is currently second in the HL for assist/turnover ratio (2.4 assists for every turnover).
  • The Raiders are at the end of a string of five of six games on the road.  They play six of the next eight at home after this weekend.

GREEN BAY
  • Green Bay is currently 8-13, 3-5 and 8-3 at home.
  • The Phoenix broke a five-game losing streak with an overtime 99-92 win at home over Milwaukee.
  • Three GB players scored 20 or more in that game, led by Sandy Cohen III with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
  • The Raiders will need to keep a close eye on G Khalil Small, who leads Green Bay in scoring (17.3), rebounding (6.6), and 3-point shooting (41%).  He also shoots 81% from the FT line.
  • Cohen, a 6'7" transfer from Marquette, averages almost 17 points per game.
  • Sophomore Kameron Hankerson is coming off a season-high 24 point performance on Monday, and averages 10 ppg.
  • Small, who had a streak of 20 straight 20+ scoring games, ranks fifth in the league scoring race.
  • Green Bay leads the series 31-26 after splitting the games last year as each home team won.
  • GB was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll.
  • Green Bay played five games in 10 days to start the league schedule.
  • The Phoenix visit the Nutter Center on February 8.
MILWAUKEE
  • The Panthers are currently 9-11, 2-5 and 5-4 at home.
  • UWM has lost three straight and four of the last five games, all on the road.
  • Following five straight games on the road, the Milwaukee plays at home for the first time in 2018, when they host Northern Kentucky Thursday night.
  • Detroit Mercy and Cleveland State have been the Panthers' only league wins.
  • Jeremiah Bell and Brock Stull each averaged 14.3 points per game while Bryce Nze averages 7.5 rebounds per game.
  • Each team has won 28 times in the overall series as the Raiders have won four straight.
  • Milwaukee was picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll.
  • The Panthers visit the Nutter Center on February 10.
Nagy Comments

"Green Bay plays one of the fastest offenses in the country.  They are also deep and have played half of their league games on the road so far.  Small is second in league-only scoring at 19.6 while Cohen is seventh at 17.4.  It will be a good test for us."

NEXT UP
  • Wright State will come home to host six of eight games, starting with Detroit Mercy on January 26.
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Players Mentioned

Grant Benzinger

#13 Grant Benzinger

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6' 3"
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Jaylon Hall

#0 Jaylon Hall

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6' 5"
Freshman
Mark Hughes

#3 Mark Hughes

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6' 4"
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Loudon Love

#11 Loudon Love

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6' 9"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Grant Benzinger

#13 Grant Benzinger

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Senior
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Jaylon Hall

#0 Jaylon Hall

6' 5"
Freshman
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Mark Hughes

#3 Mark Hughes

6' 4"
Junior
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Loudon Love

#11 Loudon Love

6' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
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