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http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/wright-state-university-raiders/preview-wright-state-vs-youngstown-state-1332922.htmlBy Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer
Updated 12:42 AM Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wright State (13-16, 7-9) at Youngstown State (14-13, 9-7)
Time: 7 p.m.
Radio: WBZI-FM (100.3), Info
1660 AM
Series record: WSU leads 36-7
Starting lineups
WRIGHT STATE
Yr
Ht
P
PPG
Reggie Arceneaux
Fr.
5-9
G
8.7
Julius Mays
Jr.
6-2
G
14.4
Vance Hall
So.
6-3
G
4.2
Armond Battle
Jr.
6-7
F
7.0
Johann Mpondo
Sr.
6-8
F
4.0
YOUNGSTOWN ST.
Yr
Ht
P
PPG
Ashen Ward
Sr.
6-3
G
10.3
Kendrick Perry
So.
6-0
G
16.4
Blake Allen
Jr.
6-1
G
13.1
DuShawn Brooks
Sr.
6-6
F
9.6
Damian Eargle
Jr.
6-7
F
10.5
About Wright State
The eighth-place Raiders have won two of the past three games with improved offense, scoring 70 points against Wisconsin-Milwaukee and 76 points on Saturday in a BracketBusters game against Missouri-Kansas City. Against the Kangaroos on Saturday, WSU got 25 points from Mays and shot 57.8 percent, earning its first road win of the calendar year. Three others — Johann Mpondo (14), Cole Darling (11) and Kendall Griffin (11) — also scored in double figures. The Raiders rank No. 33 nationally in scoring defense, allowing 60.7 points per game, but they average just 58.5 points per game.
About Youngstown St.
The Penguins are best from long range, ranking 11th nationally in 3-pointers made per game (8.
and 34th in 3-point percentage (38.2). Each of the Youngstown starters averages at least 29.6 minutes, and the top reserve scorer, Nate Perry, averages 2.5 points. Kendrick Perry leads the league in scoring and assist/turnover ratio and ranks second in steals (2.4) and fourth in assists (3.9). The Penguins are tied for fifth place in the league with Milwaukee and have lost consecutive games against Green Bay and Austin Peay. They are 8-3 at home.
FYI
The Raiders erased a 17-point first-half deficit in beating Youngstown State 63-62 on Dec. 3.
Quote, unquote
“There are nights they can score 80 on you, so we need to try to keep the game in the 60s, because I don’t know if we can score 80.” — WSU coach Billy Donlon.