Wisconsin-Green Bay faces Raiders tonight; teams among a cluster tied for 2nd in league.
So far, Butler is keeping its distance from the rest of the Horizon League, but there is a spirited battle just below the 5-0 Bulldogs.
Tonight, Jan. 14, two of the three men?s basketball teams tied for second meet as Wright State visits Wisconsin-Green Bay, both with 4-2 records in league play, the same as Detroit, which WSU visits in 10 days. In between, the Raiders are at Milwaukee on Saturday.
The Raiders had hoped for better, but lost at home to Butler last Friday before beating Valparaiso at home on Sunday on Vaughn Duggins? basket with 4.7 seconds to play.
?I think our guys have bounced back and our spirits are good,? WSU coach Brad Brownell said. ?They?re certainly better than after Butler. We were a little deflated.?
As Brownell watched tape of his team?s last two games, he found plenty to be positive about.
?I know people are disappointed in different things,? Brownell said. ?Now people are disappointed we?re not winning by more. We?re not winning by enough or pretty enough.
?You always look better when you shoot the ball well. It makes up for a lot of other mistakes. I didn?t think we played as poorly (against Valparaiso) as people think we did. We only had 12 turnovers in a 70-possession game. That?s pretty good.
?But we missed a lot of shots. When you don?t make shots, it?s hard to win. I?m trying to be encouraged by that part of it. We won a game by two and had to make a basket with 4.7 seconds to win it. Hey, it doesn?t always make sense. A kid makes a shot and we survive.?
WSU will have a better chance this game since it appears point guard N?Gai Evans has fully recovered from a knee sprain suffered Dec. 8, and senior guard John David Gardner resumed practice after breaking his left pinky finger Jan. 2 at Illinois-Chicago.
So far, Butler is keeping its distance from the rest of the Horizon League, but there is a spirited battle just below the 5-0 Bulldogs.
Tonight, Jan. 14, two of the three men?s basketball teams tied for second meet as Wright State visits Wisconsin-Green Bay, both with 4-2 records in league play, the same as Detroit, which WSU visits in 10 days. In between, the Raiders are at Milwaukee on Saturday.
The Raiders had hoped for better, but lost at home to Butler last Friday before beating Valparaiso at home on Sunday on Vaughn Duggins? basket with 4.7 seconds to play.
?I think our guys have bounced back and our spirits are good,? WSU coach Brad Brownell said. ?They?re certainly better than after Butler. We were a little deflated.?
As Brownell watched tape of his team?s last two games, he found plenty to be positive about.
?I know people are disappointed in different things,? Brownell said. ?Now people are disappointed we?re not winning by more. We?re not winning by enough or pretty enough.
?You always look better when you shoot the ball well. It makes up for a lot of other mistakes. I didn?t think we played as poorly (against Valparaiso) as people think we did. We only had 12 turnovers in a 70-possession game. That?s pretty good.
?But we missed a lot of shots. When you don?t make shots, it?s hard to win. I?m trying to be encouraged by that part of it. We won a game by two and had to make a basket with 4.7 seconds to win it. Hey, it doesn?t always make sense. A kid makes a shot and we survive.?
WSU will have a better chance this game since it appears point guard N?Gai Evans has fully recovered from a knee sprain suffered Dec. 8, and senior guard John David Gardner resumed practice after breaking his left pinky finger Jan. 2 at Illinois-Chicago.
