DAYTON - The Wright State men's basketball team returns home Sunday for an afternoon matinee with visiting Northern Kentucky, with tipoff set for 12 p.m. inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders split a pair of games in Wisconsin this week, while Northern Kentucky has won its last two contests. 

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 and ESPN feeds.

Sunday's game against Northern Kentucky was moved up to the noon start so that Raider fans can enjoy the Wright State game and also cheer on the Bengals later Sunday night. For Sunday's game, all domestic beer and hot dogs will be specially priced at $2 each. (Please note, beer sales end at the beginning of the second half.) The Raiders will be wearing their green uniforms Sunday and it'll be a green out with the first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive green t-shirts, presented by Wright-Patt Credit Union. Sunday's game will also feature a halftime performance from the Southern Ohio Flying K9's.


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LAST TIME OUT
Wright State saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Friday night with a 60-57 loss to Milwaukee in Horizon League action. Grant Basile's three-pointer cut the deficit to one with 48 seconds remaining, but Milwaukee secured an offensive rebound inside the final 20 seconds and hit all four free throws in the closing seconds. Trey Calvin finished with a game-high 18 points, including 11 in the second half, to lead three Raiders in double figures. Basile tallied 10 of his 16 points in the first 20 minutes on the way to a double-double with 11 rebounds as well, while Tim Finke was the final double-figure scorer with 11 points behind three three-pointers. Tanner Holden (eight points) pulled down a season-best 15 rebounds, two off his career-high.

NORSE NOTES
Northern Kentucky has won two straight games and is 14-10 overall this season with a 10-5 Horizon League record to date. The Norse have won eight of their last nine overall but are just 5-6 on the road this season. The Raiders have won four of the last five meetings inside the Nutter Center, but haven't hosted Northern Kentucky since Jan. 24, 2020 - a 95-64 Raider win on ESPNU. The second meeting in 2019-20 was in Highland Heights, KY, as were both meetings during last year's COVID-altered year and this season's first matchup. Wright State and Northern Kentucky have previously met 41 times, with the Raiders holding a 27-14 advantage in the series as winners of five of the last six meetings overall. The first-ever meeting came Dec. 6, 1972, a 91-87 Raider win at Northern Kentucky. 

THE NORSE SIDE
Northern Kentucky is 14-10 overall with a 10-5 Horizon League record. Winners of eight of their last night, NKU is coming off a pair of midweek road victories at Milwaukee and Green Bay. The Norse close the regular season with three of their final five games on the road, with a trip north to take on Detroit Mercy and Oakland following Sunday's game. NKU is 5-6 on the road this season, but all five road wins have come in Horizon League play (5-3) - including four in a row. Northern Kentucky started the season 6-7 across November and December but has posted an 8-3 mark so far in January and February.

NATIONAL ATTENTION
Tanner Holden (81% FT) has made 145 free throws on 180 total attempts, both of which lead the country through Friday's games. Holden's 523 total points scored is No. 6 in the country, while his 20.1 points per game average is No. 17 nationally. Grant Basile's rebound work is also among the best in the nation: ranking 18th nationally with 226 total rebounds, No. 36 nationally in total rebounds/game average with his 8.7 boards per contest and No. 44 in the country with his 6.15 defensive rebounds/game average.

INTERESTING, BUT TRUE..
With the recent additions of Grant Basile and Tanner Holden, there are now 15 players in Wright State program history who have amassed over 1,000 points and more than 500 rebounds. Amazingly, 14 of 15 have seen their careers overlap with at least one other member of the 1,000/500 club.