Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Scott Nagy knows the key to winning conference titles is to fare well in opposing gyms. And while the Horizon League race may be a long way from being settled, the Raiders are following the formula they need to finish on top.
Going into their game at IUPUI on Friday, Nagy said: “Road games are the hardest ones to win for sure. But if you can do it, you get an upper hand on the people who are struggling to do it. That’s how you win the conference championship. Average teams win at home, and good teams win on the road.”
The Raiders notched their eighth straight victory and remained the only unbeaten team in the league after handling the Jaguars, 84-70, behind Bill Wampler’s hot night. The senior wing went 10 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 5 on 3’s, while finishing with 26 points, one off his season high.
Junior center Loudon Love racked up 20 points (on 8-of-18 shooting) and 15 rebounds, giving him 43 points and 35 rebounds in his last two games. He also had four blocks.
Freshman wing Tanner Holden had 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals as the Raiders improved to 15-3 overall and 5-0 in the league, including 3-0 on the road.
They shot only 42 percent from the field but held their hosts to 33.3.
“Defensively, we were sharp. That’s where I’m most concerned. I felt like we did our job, and you can see what it did for us,” Nagy said on his post-game radio show.
