Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State was starting to look unstoppable with the towering starting five unveiled by coach Scott Nagy six weeks ago, taking a nine-game winning streak into the weekend.
The Raiders had become such a force behind the Loudon Love-Grant Basile tandem that they were beating foes by an average 21 points and out-rebounding them 10.8 per game during the streak.
Though two regular-season games were left, followed by the Horizon League tournament, the growing sentiment seemed to be that the next tough test wouldn’t come until an NCAA first-round game.
But rivalries bring out the best in the opposition, especially on their home courts. Yes, even without fans.
Northern Kentucky — starting a frontline that went 6-7, 6-5, 6-3 — fared just fine against the 6-9 Basile, 6-8 Love and a backcourt that includes two 6-5 players.
Marques Warrick, who has been named Horizon League freshman of the week six times, had a game-high 23 points, while teammate Trevon Faulkner chipped in 17, on the way to an 81-75 upset Friday night.
The Norse became only the fourth team to outrebound the Raiders this season — and the first since the lineup change — finishing with a 39-35 edge.
