Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State had some lofty aspirations going into Horizon League play with its first two games on the road, hoping for a 2-0 start and an early edge in the title race.
Instead of putting heat on their league mates, though, the Raiders will have to settle for a 1-1 split and a job well done.
They built an eight-point halftime lead and then scored the first seven points of the second half to cruise to an 80-72 victory at Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon.
Two days after setting a school record for 3′s by going 16 in 31 at Oakland, they started 8 of 14 from the arc and finished 8 of 19.
They’re 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the league, while the Titans, who went 1-31 last season, are 5-6 and 1-1.
“We tried to be positive, but not fake positive,” coach Clint Sargent said of rebounding from the 66-64 loss at Oakland. “Our guys know the difference if we’re being fake positive versus, hey, let’s unpack this with some honest conversation.
