UWGB ? Wright State

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UWGB update: The Phoenix, which was picked third in the Horizon League preseason poll, is tied for third place with Wright State with just six games remaining. Four of those six games will be at the Resch Center, but three are against teams in the top three. In addition to Wright State, it hosts second-place Detroit (7-3) on Saturday and finishes the season with first-place Valparaiso (8-2) on March 2. The other home game is against last-place UW-Milwaukee (1-8) on Feb. 26. UWGB is 9-1 at home, including 4-0 in home conference games. It?s the only team that is undefeated at home in league play. ... UWGB has outrebounded its opponents in all six of its conference wins and in eight of 10 league games. Freshman Jordan Fouse ranks second in the league in rebounding (7.3 per game). ... Senior forward Brennan Cougill snapped a streak of 13 straight missed 3-pointers when he made a 3 late in Saturday?s win at Loyola. After shooting 39.7 percent on 3s last year, he?s at 17.4 percent this season.



Wright State update: The Raiders have been the surprise of the league after being picked to finish last in the nine-team conference following the departure of its leading scorer, Julius Mays, who transferred to Kentucky. Without him, the Raiders have been better. ... As usual under Donlon, the Raiders are one of the top defensive teams in the league, allowing a league-best 58.0 points per game. ... Wright State is the only team in the conference without a player in the top 14 on the scoring list. Leading scorer Cole Darling (11.4) ranks 15th. ... The Raiders? 62-59 win over Loyola on Monday snapped a three-game losing streak. ... Wright State forced 18 turnovers in the first meeting against UWGB and held Alec Brown to just five points on 1-of-7 shooting. The Raiders rank second in the league in turnover margin (plus-3.6).

 

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About Wright State: The Raiders opened Horizon League play with a 64-53 win over Green Bay at the Nutter Center on Jan. 3. Arceneaux had 15 points in that game, and Sledge scored 11. Wright State led 33-24 at halftime and scored the first eight points of the second half. ? The last three Wright State games at Green Bay have been decided by a total of five points. The Raiders lost 68-66 in 2010, won 63-61 in 2011 and lost 57-56 last season. ? Jerran Young ranks 10th in the conference in field-goal percentage (or third among players with at least 100 shots). He?s shooting 55 percent.

About Green Bay: Daniel Turner, a junior and team captain, will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee in Saturday?s win over Loyola. He suffered the same injury in his right knee two years ago. Turner missed seven games earlier in the season, including the Wright State game, with an injury. He had started the last six games, averaging 1.7 points. ? Brennen Cougill led the Phoenix with 17 points off the bench in the first game against Wright State. He averages 11.2 points and hasn?t topped 12 points in the nine games since. ? Brown is coming off a season-high 25-point performance against Loyola. ? Green Bay has won seven games in a row at home and is 9-1 overall.

Coach Billy Donlon on Green Bay: ?They?re different than the first time around. They?re running their offense through their bigs. When we played the first time, it was the guards trying to make plays.?