Men's Basketball continues road trip Wednesday in Pittsburgh

Wednesday, January 10

Moon Township, PA / UPMC Events Center

7 PM

Wright State University

Robert Morris

Photo by: Joseph Craven

Men's Basketball continues road trip Wednesday in Pittsburgh

1/9/2024 3:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DAYTON - The Wright State men's basketball team continues its three-game road trip with a visit to metro Pittsburgh for a Wednesday night matchup against Robert Morris. The Raiders have won two in a row, while RMU snapped a three-game losing streak with a win in its last contest. Wednesday's game is set for a 7 p.m. start and fans can follow the action several ways - via live stats, by watching on ESPN+ or by tuning in to the new home for Raider Basketball 101.5 HANK FM and WING 1410 AM. Justin Kinner will have all the play-by-play on the radio feed.

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LAST TIME OUT
Wright State saw five players finish in double figures as the Raiders went on the road and grabbed a 106-98 win to hand Purdue Fort Wayne its first Horizon League loss. Wright State scored the first five points of the afternoon – all from Tanner Holden – to jump ahead, as the Raiders never trailed and the score was never tied. Holden finished with a game-high 26 points and added six assists, four rebounds and three steals. Alex Huibregtse tallied a season-high 21 points, just missing a double-double with nine rebounds as he added six assists of his own. Trey Calvin finished with 18 points, 10 in the first half, while Andrew Welage also had 10 first half points on the way to his 15 points. Brandon Noel was the final Raider in double figures with 13 points, adding eight rebounds.

NATIONALLY SPEAKING. . .
Wright State currently leads the nation with its 53.7 percent overall season shooting percentage. The Raiders' Effective FG Percentage (58.8 percent) is No. 11 and the Scoring Offense (84.8) is No. 19. Individually, Trey Calvin in No. 25 nationally with 19.9 points per game scoring average and No. 16 with his 91.3 percent Free Throw Percentage (42-of-46). Calvin's 114 Field Goals are No. 10 nationally, and his 298 total points are No. 27.

(ROBERT) MORRIS TO COME
Wright State and Robert Morris have met just eight times in the Raiders' 54 seasons of basketball, with Wright State taking five of the six meetings as Horizon League foes. The first meeting came Jan. 24, 1977 inside the old Physical Education Building on the Wright State campus - an 80-76 Raider victory. The following season, the Raiders made the return trip to RMU and came home with a 90-81 victory on Jan. 26, 1978.

COLONIAL ROAD
-Robert Morris is 5-11 overall with a 1-4 mark in the Horizon League and a 4-4 home record. The Colonials have played two Horizon League contests at home this season, falling to Youngstown State in early December and winning over IUPUI at home last Thursday in their last contest.
-Last Thursday's win over IUPUI (94-48) snapped what had been a three-game losing streak for Robert Morris.

PLAYING FROM AHEAD
Wright State never trailed in each of its last two contests (Jan. 4 vs. Cleveland State, Jan. 6 at Purdue Fort Wayne), only being tied twice early against Cleveland State and never being tied or trailing after the opening basket against Purdue Fort Wayne. Since being tied with 7:47 remaining in the first half against Cleveland State, the Raiders have played over 72 straight minutes with the lead.

CENTURY MARK
Wright State's 106-98 win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Jan. 6 marked the 10th time the Raiders have reached the century mark under head coach Scott Nagy. The Raiders have now reached the 100-point mark five times over the last two seasons (three times vs. Division I opponents - IUPUI (2x), Purdue Fort Wayne).

SHARING THE LOAD
Wright State currently features nine players averaging double digit minutes per game, from 33.9 minutes/game for Brandon Noel to 10.0 minutes/game for Kaden Brown. If this pace keeps up, it will be the first time since the 2019-2020 season that the Raiders have had nine players average double-digit minutes per contest. That group ranged from Cole Gentry's 31.3 minutes/game to 14.3 for Grant Basile.