The Raiders roll to the Homecoming victory with a double-digit three

DAYTON The Wright State men’s basketball team had three players post double-digit scoring nights as the Raiders held visiting Green Bay to just 29.6 percent shooting and a 77-46 win Saturday night at the Nutter Center as Wright State celebrated homecoming.

Wright State (13-10, 6-6 Horizon) won a two-game weekend as the Raiders are now ready to hit the road for six of their final eight regular season contests in February, the next start. week visiting Youngstown State and Robert Morris.

The Raiders held Green Bay (2-21, 1-11 Horizon) to just 16 points and 18.5 percent shooting in the first half as the visiting Phoenix finished the night on 29.6 percent shooting for the ninth time in Wright State’s possession. the opponent shoots less than 30 percent Scott Nagy era.

The game’s opening bucket for Green Bay, Wright State scored 17 of the next 19 points to set the tone for the night, holding the visitors to just 1-of-8 down the stretch before the Raiders later closed out the half. 8-0 run, in between an Amary Davis steal and quick dunk, lead 41-16 at the break. Both sides traded baskets as the second half began, and the win ended up being 15-2 Raider midway through the second half.

All 11 riders found the win column on speed Trey Calvin’s a game-best 18 points at the same time AJ Braun He just fell short of a double-double with a 13-point, nine-rebound night. Andrew Welage posted his second consecutive double-digit scoring streak with 12 points off the bench Tim Finke he has a full stat line: six points, six rebounds and four assists Brandon Noel pulled down nine rebounds of his own.

Wright State shot 56 percent (30-54) from the floor overall, 36 points from inside the goal on just three 3-pointers (3-14, 21 percent) and went 14-of-18 (78 percent). free throw line. Green Bay was 16-of-54 on the way to 29.6 percent shooting and made seven three-pointers (7-for-26, 27 percent) on 47 percent (7-for-15) from the free throw line. .

Aided by nine rebounds from Braun and Noel, the Raiders finished with a 42-30 rebounding advantage, pulling down 37 boards on the defensive glass alone.