Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Scott Nagy always wrestles with how much he should say about foul shooting. While his team excels in so many areas, that’s one phase of the game they haven’t quite mastered.
The Raiders were 3 of 10 on free throws in the first half at Detroit on Sunday, dropping their them to 42 of 73 (57.5%) for the year. They obviously can’t squander scoring chances like that and continue to prevail. But Nagy tapped into his veteran experience and showed some restraint.
“They know it’s going to be an important stat for us. We get fouled a lot,” he said. “There’s a point where it’s so bad you may want to address it. I was close to that in the first half, but I’m glad I stayed away from it because guys responded in the second half.”
The Raiders went 20 of 23 after halftime, turning a three-point lead at the break into an 85-72 to victory.
And they managed to accomplish what Nagy figured would be somewhat rare this season with the Horizon League weekend schedule — winning two games on consecutive days.
“Two wins twice in a row is hard to do. But four teams did it, and I’m a little shocked by that,” he said, referring to Milwaukee, UIC and Cleveland State, all of whom started 2-0. “(Detroit) played harder and had more motivation Sunday. But we probably had too much inside for them.”
