Wright State set for short trip to IUPUI
1/20/2021 12:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Wright State men's basketball team hits the road this weekend for a pair of road contests at IUPUI at Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Both contests are scheduled for 12 p.m. tipoffs.
Raider fans can follow the action on ESPN3 both days, or tune into the play-by-play on WRZX 106.5 FM.
FRIDAY: WATCH ON ESPN3 | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRZX 106.5 FM | GAME NOTES
SATURDAY: WATCH ON ESPN3 | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRZX 106.5 FM | GAME NOTES
Last time out, Wright State split a pair of Horizon League contests last weekend against Cleveland State, falling 66-64 on Friday night before bouncing back with a 85-49 win on Saturday. Friday saw four players finish in double figures, led by Grant Basile's 15 points. Loudon Love finished with 14 points of his own, followed by Holden with 11 points. Basile, Love and Holden all finished with eight rebounds, as Love added four blocks, Basile had three blocks and Holden passed out three assists. Saturday saw Holden finished with a game-high 23 points, one point shy of his season best, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the floor and connecting on 11-of-16 at the free throw stripe, both of which were new career highs. Finke finished with 15 points, one shy of his career high, while he was 6-of-8 from the free throw stripe – also career highs. Holden and Finke each finished with nine rebounds as well.
A SERIES CALLED JAG(S)
IUPUI comes into the weekend 4-3 overall and 2-3 in HL play, coming off of a pair of road wins at Northern Kentucky. Wright State and IUPUI have previously met 18 times entering this weekend's action, with the Raiders leading the series 15-3, including winning the last five matchups, and 8 of the last 9 meetings overall. IUPUI won the first game of the series back on Nov. 29, 1976 (89-84) but the Raiders have had almost all the success in the series. The Jaguars other wins in the series came Feb. 23, 2018 and Jan. 8, 1986. Wright State and IUPUI met in 11 consecutive seasons from the 1976-77 through 1986-87 before the series went dormant for over 30 years.
EYING IUPUI
IUPUI is coming off of its first-ever road wins at Northern Kentucky last weekend, led largely by Marcus Burk and Jaylen Minnett. Burk turned in games of 27 and 23 points, while Minnett finished with a pair of 18 point games in the victories. The Jaguars opened the season on December 12 at home against Tennessee State with a three-point win, but were unable to play another game until the new year due to COVID issues. IUPUI had Horizon League series canceled against Fort Wayne and Detroit Mercy before returning to action on Jan. 1 and 2 against Cleveland State. The series against Wright State will be IUPUI's first home contests since January 2, but will be the first home games in their regular venue – Indiana Farmers Coliseum – since the season opener on December 12. IUPUI's games against Cleveland State were moved on-campus due to delays in clearances with the Jaguars' COVID related pauses, and were the first games inside the on-campus facility for the Jaguars since Dec. 22, 2017.
KEEPING IT 100
Head coach Scott Nagy won his 100th career game at Wright State on January 16 against Cleveland State, becoming the third head coach in program history to record 100 career wins with the Raiders, joining the legendary Ralph Underhill (356 Wright State wins in 18 years) and Billy Donlon (109 career Wright State wins in six years). Ironically, Nagy won his 500th career game overall in February 2020 at Cleveland State. Nagy became just the second current Horizon League head coach to reach 100 wins at the League school, joining Oakland's Greg Kampe. Kampe is the only other current Horizon League head coach with 500-plus career wins overall.
Raider fans can follow the action on ESPN3 both days, or tune into the play-by-play on WRZX 106.5 FM.
FRIDAY: WATCH ON ESPN3 | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRZX 106.5 FM | GAME NOTES
SATURDAY: WATCH ON ESPN3 | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRZX 106.5 FM | GAME NOTES
Last time out, Wright State split a pair of Horizon League contests last weekend against Cleveland State, falling 66-64 on Friday night before bouncing back with a 85-49 win on Saturday. Friday saw four players finish in double figures, led by Grant Basile's 15 points. Loudon Love finished with 14 points of his own, followed by Holden with 11 points. Basile, Love and Holden all finished with eight rebounds, as Love added four blocks, Basile had three blocks and Holden passed out three assists. Saturday saw Holden finished with a game-high 23 points, one point shy of his season best, hitting 6-of-8 shots from the floor and connecting on 11-of-16 at the free throw stripe, both of which were new career highs. Finke finished with 15 points, one shy of his career high, while he was 6-of-8 from the free throw stripe – also career highs. Holden and Finke each finished with nine rebounds as well.
A SERIES CALLED JAG(S)
IUPUI comes into the weekend 4-3 overall and 2-3 in HL play, coming off of a pair of road wins at Northern Kentucky. Wright State and IUPUI have previously met 18 times entering this weekend's action, with the Raiders leading the series 15-3, including winning the last five matchups, and 8 of the last 9 meetings overall. IUPUI won the first game of the series back on Nov. 29, 1976 (89-84) but the Raiders have had almost all the success in the series. The Jaguars other wins in the series came Feb. 23, 2018 and Jan. 8, 1986. Wright State and IUPUI met in 11 consecutive seasons from the 1976-77 through 1986-87 before the series went dormant for over 30 years.
EYING IUPUI
IUPUI is coming off of its first-ever road wins at Northern Kentucky last weekend, led largely by Marcus Burk and Jaylen Minnett. Burk turned in games of 27 and 23 points, while Minnett finished with a pair of 18 point games in the victories. The Jaguars opened the season on December 12 at home against Tennessee State with a three-point win, but were unable to play another game until the new year due to COVID issues. IUPUI had Horizon League series canceled against Fort Wayne and Detroit Mercy before returning to action on Jan. 1 and 2 against Cleveland State. The series against Wright State will be IUPUI's first home contests since January 2, but will be the first home games in their regular venue – Indiana Farmers Coliseum – since the season opener on December 12. IUPUI's games against Cleveland State were moved on-campus due to delays in clearances with the Jaguars' COVID related pauses, and were the first games inside the on-campus facility for the Jaguars since Dec. 22, 2017.
KEEPING IT 100
Head coach Scott Nagy won his 100th career game at Wright State on January 16 against Cleveland State, becoming the third head coach in program history to record 100 career wins with the Raiders, joining the legendary Ralph Underhill (356 Wright State wins in 18 years) and Billy Donlon (109 career Wright State wins in six years). Ironically, Nagy won his 500th career game overall in February 2020 at Cleveland State. Nagy became just the second current Horizon League head coach to reach 100 wins at the League school, joining Oakland's Greg Kampe. Kampe is the only other current Horizon League head coach with 500-plus career wins overall.
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