Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
How big was Wright State’s game at Northern Kentucky on Friday night?
The top six of the 15 notes on the front page of the Horizon League’s weekly men’s basketball release were about the two teams.
The game lived up to the hype.
Junior Loudon Love scored 20 points and pulled in 14 rebounds, senior Bill Wampler also put together a double with 11 points and 11 rebounds and senior Cole Gentry scored all 12 of his points in the second half — including two free throws with 12.6 seconds left — as the Raiders held off the Norse and clinched the Horizon League regular-season championship with a 64-62 win.
Wright State (25-6, 15-3) also clinched the top seed in the upcoming Horizon League tournament with the program’s first-ever outright conference championship. Wright State previously shared three conference titles.
“That’s awesome for the university and the fans and the team,” Gentry said. “I love playing here. I love this school. Growing up, this is the kind of game you want to be in.”
“Honestly, I didn’t even know that,” coach Scott Nagy said. “You’d think I’d know that. It’s great for Wright State, but better for our players.”
