Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State won a game at Tennessee Tech last week it easily could have lost. Coach Scott Nagy recognized that, lauding his team afterward for overcoming subpar play and finding a way to pull out an 85-80 overtime victory.
But the Kent State game Saturday had the opposite feel. The Raiders played well almost from start to finish, taking their first lead at 16:38 of the first half and staying in front until the final 10 seconds. They crumbled down the stretch, though, and were dealt a 72-71 home defeat.
That’s a result that could sting for a while. And Nagy wants to make sure his players don’t let it linger.
“Life certainly doesn’t end. We talked about that after the game,” he said.
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“The big question is, not whether you won or lost, but how do you respond to it? That will be the question for our guys, making sure they don’t get down. You just have to bounce back.”
The Raiders will get a chance to do just that when they host Division-II Urbana at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The game is part of the Gulf Coast Showcase, an event designed for mid-major programs.
