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Raiders Hope to Build off Oakland Win

The Wright State men's basketball team will be back in action as they play at the Northern Kentucky's BB&T Arena on Friday night, facing the Norse at 7 p.m. in a nationally-televised tilt (ESPN2). Fans can also listen to the action on Big 106.5 FM/iHeart app with Chris Collins and Jim Brown.

Tickets at NKU
Raider fans can click on this link and use the code WSU.

Wright State
The Raiders, 8-9 and 2-2, are coming off a solid win at Oakland 89-73 last Saturday afternoon. Shooting 55% from the field in the second half as a team, Loudon Love led the way with his seventh double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Cole Gentry pitched in 22 points, and Bill Wampler had 19 points, 15 in the final 20 minutes. WSU outrebounded the Grizzlies 38-29 as OU suffered its first Horizon League loss. The 89 points were the most scored by a WSU team on the road since Jan. 2, 2002 when they scored 90 in double overtime at Butler. It is the most scored in a regulation game on the road since scoring 100 at UIC on Jan. 4, 1999. WSU won both games.

Wampler has the team best 15.0 points per game as Gentry holds a 14.4 average. Love and Mark Hughes average 13.8 and 10.0. WSU leads overall 23-10 and 4-3 since NKU joined the Horizon League, including winning both games last season: 84-81 on January 11, 2018 at Northern Kentucky and 69-67 on February 16 in Dayton. Gentry has hit 49 of 52 free throws on the year to sit atop the Horizon League and fourth nationally.

Northern Kentucky
The Norse, 13-4 and 3-1, also split at the Detroit area schools, losing at Oakland 76-74 and winning at Detroit Mercy 95-73. Six NKU players scored in double figures against the Titans, led by Drew McDonald with 23 points and Tyler Sharpe with 20 points.

McDonald, a teammate of Wampler's on this summer's FISU America's gold medal winning USA Team, ranks fourth in the Horizon League and leads the Norse with his 18.6 points while his 10.0 rebounds per game leads the league and the team. NKU, participants in the 2018 NIT and Horizon League regular-season champions, was picked to finish second this season in the preseason poll while McDonald was tabbed as the preseason player of the year and Jalen Tate was selected to the second team.

Next Up
The Raiders finish up five straight games on the road as they travel to Youngstown State next Thursday and Cleveland State on Saturday.

Milano's
Milano's Beavercreek is your away game WSU viewing party headquarters - see every game on multiple big screens. Cheer on our Raiders with your favorite subs and pizzas!

Follow the Raiders
Fans can listen to Chris Collins and Jim Brown make the call of each game on Big 106.5 FM and the iHeart App. The iHeart app is easy to download and use. Just go to the App Store for Android or iPhones and select the iHeart App for free. Once it's downloaded, you can search and bookmark Big 106.5 for the games and WONE 980 AM for the shows. It's that simple, and you won't miss a minute of the action. Visit www.wsuraiders.com for the latest news and information on the men's basketball program. Fans also can follow the program on its social media outlets by searching '@WSU_MBB' on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Tickets
The Raiders return home January 24 as they face Milwaukee. It's not too late to purchase a Horizon League Bundle mini-plan, which includes four games for just $35. For ticket information click here or call 937-775-4934.

Coaches Shows at Flyboys
The Wright State men's and women's Coaches Shows will return Jan. 14 at Flyboys Deli in the Fairfield Mall. Men's head coach Scott Nagy will be on at 6 pm. Women's coach Katrina Merriweather will be on at 5:30 pm. Fans can come by for delicious food or tune in WONE, 980 AM or use the iHeart App. It will also be streamed live through wsuraiders.com.

Horizon League Standings as of 1/11/19

School Name	Conf	Overall	Streak
Detroit Mercy	4-1	7-10	W1
Northern Kentucky	3-1	13-4	W1
Green Bay	3-1	9-8	L1
Oakland	3-2	7-11	L2
IUPUI	2-2	10-7	W2
UIC	2-2	8-9	W1
Wright State	2-2	8-9	W1
Milwaukee	2-2	7-10	W1
Youngstown State	1-4	5-13	L1
Cleveland State	0-5	5-13	L5

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Players Mentioned

#31 Cole Gentry: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

#3 Mark Hughes: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#11 Loudon Love: C; 6' 9"; Redshirt Freshman

#20 Bill Wampler: F; 6' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#31 Cole Gentry
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#3 Mark Hughes
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#11 Loudon Love
: 6' 9"; Redshirt Freshman
: C

#20 Bill Wampler
: 6' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F