Wright State hits the road after a three-game home stand and heads to Ohio for a battle with Akron University. Wright State comes into this game at 5-5 and with three straight losses. Akron sits at 5-4 and have won two straight games. The Zips are 4-0 at home this season. The opening tap for this mid-major matchup is scheduled for 7:00pm EST.
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Wright State may be happy to hit the road after losing all three home games in their most recent home stand. The Raiders dropped to .500 overall on the season at 5-5, 2-3 at home and lost their first two games in the Horizon Conference along the way. On Saturday night, Wright State dropped a non-conference matchup with Western Kentucky 64-60. They led by two points at halftime but were unable to hold the lead due to poor shooting in the second half. Trey Calvin led the Raiders with 20 points while AJ Braun had his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Overall, Wright State shot just 40% fro the floor and hit just 3-of-16 3pt field goals. They did out-rebound Western Kentucky 38-35 in the game.
FINAL
WKU 64, Wright State 60Calvin finishes with 20pts to lead the Raiders as Braun tallies 13pts, 10 rebounds for his first c areer double-double & Davis adds 11pts. Raiders back in action at Akron on Tuesday.#RaiderUP | #RaiderFamily pic.twitter.com/BP4PlYb5Oi
— Wright State Men's Basketball (@WSU_MBB) December 11, 2022
Wright State is scoring over 77 points per game this season and have a +4.5 point differential thus far. Despite the poor shooting performance against Western Kentucky, the Raiders are shooting 50% from the field this season overall while the opposition is hitting 45% of their shots overall. From long range, Wright State is hitting 33% of their 3pt shots while allowing teams to shoot 35% from long range. Wright State is hitting five 3pt field goals per game while opposing teams are hitting eight of their 3pt shots. They have a +2.1 rebounding edge this season and are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game.