DAYTON - The Wright State men's basketball team continues its roadtrip on Saturday night with a visit to take on Youngstown State. The Raiders have won seven in a row, while the Penguins have dropped their last three contests. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the Beeghly Center.

Fans can follow the action several ways - via live stats, by watching on ESPN+ or by tuning in on WONE 980 AM. Chris Collins and Jim Brown will have all the play-by-play on the radio.


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LAST TIME OUT
Wright State gutted out a shorthanded road victory Thursday night as the Raiders hit three free throws in the final 30 seconds to grab a 75-73 win at Robert Morris. Wright State won its seventh straight contest as they played without four individuals within the program's tier one personnel due to COVID-19 protocols, as three Raiders finish in double digits and three players played all 40 minutes of game action. The Raiders held Robert Morris scoreless on seven straight possessions over the final three-plus minutes as they cut the deficit to one on a Grant Basile three-pointer with 2:28 remaining before hitting five of six free throws to close the night. Basile finished with a game-high 23 points, including 15 in the second half, as he pulled down eight rebounds and added three blocks and a trio of assists. Tim Finke finished with 19 points while Tanner Holden filled his stat line with 18 points, a game-high nine rebounds and six assists. 

PLAYIN' PENGUINS
Youngstown State is 9-8 overall but 3-4 in Horizon League play, having dropped its last three contests. The Penguins are 5-5 at home to date. The teams split the two meetings inside the Nutter Center last January, with Tanner Holden, Tim Finke and Grant Basile all tallying a pair of double-digit scoring outputs. Holden and Finke each had a double-double in one game. Wright State and Youngstown State have previously met 63 times entering Saturday's action. Wright State leads the overall series 49-14, including wins in seven of the last nine meetings.

YOUNGSTOWN TIDBITS
Youngstown has lost its last three contests - all at home in Horizon League action - entering Saturday, but the Penguins have HL victories over Milwaukee, Green Bay and Robert Morris. The Penguins are 8-2 this year when they score 70-or-more points. On five occasions, YSU has scored more than 80 points. YSU scored 72 points in a loss at Oakland on Jan. 1 and  scored 80 points in an overtime loss to Cleveland State on Jan. 9. Michael Akuchie became the 41st player in school history to score 1,000 career points when he reached the mark Thursday night in the loss to Northern Kentucky.

ADD 'EM UP
Wright State's 49 victories against Youngstown State are most in Wright State program history against a single opponent. The 63 all-time matchups between the Raiders and Penguins entering Saturday makes Youngstown State tied for the four-most faced opponent in Wright State history (along with Detroit Mercy). 

40 MINUTE MEN
Grant Basile, Tim Finke and Keaton Norris all played all 40 minutes in Wright State's shorthanded victory at Robert Morris on Jan. 13. The Raiders, down to seven total players and five scholarship players in the contest, also got 37 minutes of action from Tanner Holden, who played the entire second half with three fouls.