Wright State makes first visit to Tennessee Tech

Tuesday, November 12

Cookeville, TN

8:30 PM

Wright State University

Tennessee Tech

11/11/2019 3:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

The Wright State men's basketball team heads back on the road for its first-ever meeting with Tennessee Tech, traveling to take on the Eagles on Tuesday night in a 8:30 p.m. ET tipoff on ESPN+.

WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRZX 106.5 FM | GAME NOTES

Last time out, junior Loudon Love turned in a game- and career-high 27 points as Wright State went on the road for an 88-81 victory over Miami on Saturday afternoon. Love finished the afternoon shooting 12-of-17 from the floor, tallying 15 of his 27 points in the first 20 minutes, while he grabbed 13 of his 16 rebounds in the second half. His 16 rebounds on Saturday marked the 26th time that he has recorded a double-digit rebound game.

Along with Love, Bill Wampler and Cole Gentry also finished in double-digits, with Wampler tallying 17 points on a trio of three-point baskets and adding five rebounds. Gentry ended his afternoon with 12 points, including going 4-of-5 at the free throw line, and had five rebounds of his own.

UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY
Tuesday night's game will be the first meeting between Tennessee Tech and Wright State in men's basketball history. The last time the Raiders faced a foe from the state was Tennessee in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, while their last regular season matchup with an opponent from the state was during the 2014-15 campaign. Wright State opened the season with a 73-70 home win on Nov. 14, 2014 against Belmont and then traveled to face Belmont on Dec. 11, a 79-71 victory.

Tennessee Tech is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and joined the league in 1949 in the conference's second year of existence. Current Horizon League foe Youngstown State was in the OVC from 1981-88.

No. 11 BECOMES No. 33
With the final basket of his career-high 27 point game at Miami on Nov. 9, Loudon Love became the 33rd player in Wright State program history to reach the 1,000 career point mark. The most recent Raider to reach the mark had been Grant Benzinger (2014-18; 1,451 pts.). Love still has a ways to go to reach the top of the list and Bill Edwards' (1990–93) program record 2,303 points.

MID-MAJOR POLL
Wright State moved up two spots to No. 10 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25, released on Nov. 11. The Raiders are the lone Horizon team in the rankings, but the poll also features HL foes Northern Kentucky and Oakland receiving votes. The Raiders were one of seven teams to move up this week, with Furman (from #15 to #7) and Illinois State (from NR to #18) making the biggest jumps.