WSU AT DETROIT MERCY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Who: Wright State (16-12, 136) at Detroit Mercy (11-13, 8-6)
When: 1, today
TV/Radio: ESPN+/980-AM
Series: WSU leads 37-27
Coaches: Scott Nagy is 125-61 in his sixth year at Wright State and 535-301 in his 27th year overall. Mike Davis is 42-66 in his fourth year at Detroit Mercy and 394-297 in 22 years overall, including stops at Indiana, UAB and Texas Southern.
About Wright State: The Raiders shot three free throws, making two, in their win at Oakland on Friday. That matched their fewest attempts in the Nagy era. They also went 3-of-3 on foul shots against Purdue Fort Wayne on Jan. 30 . ... The Grizzlies, who were 9 of 11 at the foul line, went 15 of 30 on 3s. That’s the most treys allowed by Wright State since IUPUI went 15 of 29 on Feb. 16, 2020 . ... The Raiders had 17 offensive rebounds and allowed six, essentially giving themselves 11 additional possessions. They’ve had one game with more offensive boards this season, getting 19 at Youngstown State. ... Calvin went 4 of 18 from the field and 2 of 10 from 3 against Oakland, but he was clutch down the stretch, getting a 3, a steal, a rebound and a game-sealing assist in the last 2:51 . ... The Raiders are 10-1 against Detroit Mercy under Nagy. The only loss was a 79-58 road defeat on Jan. 3, 2019. Davis was a freshman but scored 48 points, going 10 of 15 on 3s. They’ve kept him in check since then, including holding him to a season-low 15 points in a 90-59 home win Feb. 4.
About Detroit: The Titans cooled off the league’s hottest team in Northern Kentucky with a 60-52 victory Friday. The Norse had won nine of their last 10, beating Wright State twice. Davis had a game-high 20 points and Waterman 18 with both making four 3s. The Titans shot 39% from the field and 29% on 3s, but they forced 13 turnovers and held NKU to 7-of-25 shooting from the arc. They had a 51-34 lead with 6:18 left. It was cut to four at 1:02, but they hung on to snap a two-game losing streak. ... Second-leading scorer Madut Akec, a 6-7 forward averaging 13.5 points, played six minutes against Robert Morris on Feb. 9 because of an undisclosed injury and has been sidelined since then . ... Davis is the nation’s active career leader in scoring (2,574) and scoring average (24.6). He went into the weekend with the second-highest average this season at 23.4. Bryant’s Peter Kiss was first at 24.5, and Iowa’s Keegan Murray was third at 23.3. The coach’s son was third nationally in 3s per game at 3.95. He’s led the league in scoring four straight years and was the preseason player of the year . ... The Titans are shooting 78.2% on free throws, which is the 10thbest mark in the country.
Next game: The Raiders host Youngstown State at 7 p.m. Thursday and then finish the regular season with a home game against Robert Morris at 7 p.m. Saturday.
— Doug Harris