Men's Basketball returns home for Saturday Homecoming matchup

Saturday, February 7

Dayton, OH

7 PM

Wright State University

Purdue Fort Wayne

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Photo by: Joseph Craven

Men's Basketball returns home for Saturday Homecoming matchup

2/6/2026 2:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball

DAYTON - The Wright State men's basketball team welcomes Purdue Fort Wayne to the Nutter Center for a 7 p.m. tipoff on Saturday night on Homcoming at Wright State. Fans can follow the action several ways - watching on ESPN+, via live stats or by tuning in to the Wright State Radio Network - 101.5 FM 'The Fridge' and WING 1410 AM. Chris Collins and Jim Brown will have all the play-by-play on the radio and television feeds.

Fans can tune into 101.5 FM 'The Fridge' or WING 1410 AM live over the air in the Dayton metro area, as well stream the station live nationwide through a variety of free streaming apps. The iHeartRadio app, the TuneIn Radio app and the Audacy app are all FREE and each carry both stations. Just search "101.5 FM 'The Fridge" or "WING 1410 AM" on any of the three apps for Raider Basketball.

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SATURDAY: WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WRIGHT STATE RADIO NETWORK | GAME NOTES | TICKETS

LAST TIME OUT
A second half surge came up just short for Wright State on Wednesday night, where the Raiders fell 72-66 to Robert Morris in Horizon League action. Michael Imariagbe scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season as he added three steals, a block and an assist. Solomon Callaghan did the bulk of his scoring early with 11 of his 14 points in the opening 20 minutes, while TJ Burch added 14 points of his own as the third Raider in double figures.

HELLO, FINALLY
Wright State has seven regular season contests remaining but will face Purdue Fort Wayne for the first time this season on Saturday. The teams also face off Feb. 25 during the final week of regular season.

FORT WAYNE FACTS
Wright State leads the short series 12-8 against Purdue Fort Wayne, with nine of the 15 all-time matchups came back during the 1980's. The Raiders have won five of the last 10 meetings dating back to the 2003-04 season.

DETAILS ON THE 'DONS
- Purdue Fort Wayne is 14-10 overall with a 8-5 Horizon League mark, coming off a Wednesday home loss to Youngstown State. Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-7 on the road but has won its last three road contests.
- Purdue Fort Wayne has lost two of its last three games, all at home, and five of its seven remaining games are on the road.

BIG MIKE
Michael Imariagbe has double-digit scoring performances in 16 of 23 games, including a season- and Wright State-best 24 points against Northern Kentucky on Jan. 24, along with 19 points at IU Indy on Jan. 4 and a pair of 17-point performances (Milwaukee Jan. 1, Toledo Nov. 11). He has three double-doubles on the year - a 13-point, 10-rebound effort against Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 20), a 24-point, 11-rebound output against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 24) and a 16-point, 13-rebound game at Robert Morris (Feb. 4).

PICKETT AND CHOOSING
Kellen Pickett has scored in 19 of 24 games in his freshman campaign, with seven games in double digits scoring, while adding at least one rebound in 22 contests. Since being inserted into the starting lineup on Dec. 22, Pickett has scored in double digits in six games - including his career-best 21 points at Green Bay on Feb. 1.