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<title>Wright State balance helps Raiders beat Milwaukee, 70-46</title>

    

    


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<description>Final: WSU wins 70-46. The Raiders got big contributions from Cole Darling (21 points, nine rebounds), Reggie Arceneaux (14), Vance Hall (13) and Julius Mays (12) in a balanced effort while shooting 57.1 percent. Milwaukee shot 31.8 percent and got...</description>
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Final: WSU wins 70-46. The Raiders got big contributions from Cole Darling (21 points, nine rebounds), Reggie Arceneaux (14), Vance Hall (13) and Julius Mays (12) in a balanced effort while shooting 57.1 percent. Milwaukee shot 31.8 percent and got 10 points each from Tony Meier and Shaqillle Boga.

7:46 second: WSU leads 55-36. The Raiders have matched their biggest lead as Cole Darling has scored a career-high 18 points to go with eight rebounds. WSU is shooting 55.9 percent, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range and 12-of-14 from the free throw line. Milwaukee is shooting 28.9 percent, led by Tony Meier with 10 points.

Halftime: WSU leads 29-22. Milwaukee&amp;#8217;s Kaylon Williams hit a 3-pointer at the shot clock buzzer with about 2 seconds left in the half to set the halftime margin. Cole Darling leads all scorers with 8 points, as WSU shot 45 percent. Julius Mays scored the final 5 points of the half for WSU to reach 7. Milwaukee shot 25.9 percent in the half.

6:12 first: WSU leads 18-11. Milwaukee is shooting 18.8 percent and went 9:33 without a field goal before Tony Meier connected on a 3-pointer with 7:04 left in the first half. Milwaukee&amp;#8217;s three field goals have all been 3-pointers. Cole Darling has eight points for WSU, which is shooting 37.5 percent.

15:50 first: Milwaukee leads 6-5. The Panthers have 3-pointers from Ryan Allen and Tony Meier, and Reggie Arceneaux has all 5 points for the Raiders.

20:00 first: WSU starters: Reggie Arceneaux, Julius Mays, Vance Hall, Armond Battle, Johann Mpondo.

PREGAME: The Raiders have lost three straight entering today&amp;#8217;s game against Milwaukee, which WSU has defeated six straight times at the Nutter Center. With a loss or Green Bay win today, WSU will remain in eighth place with just three league games to go. Milwaukee is 2-5 in its past seven, and WSU is 2-6 in its past eight. 

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<title>Wright State women fall at No. 9 Green Bay, remain in third place</title>

    

    


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<description>The Wright State women&amp;#8217;s basketball team got another big production game from senior forward Molly Fox with 16 points and 12 rebounds but dropped a road game against first-place and ninth-ranked Wisconsin-Green Bay 64-59 on Saturday. Green Bay senior Julie...</description>
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The Wright State women&amp;#8217;s basketball team got another big production game from senior forward Molly Fox with 16 points and 12 rebounds but dropped a road game against first-place and ninth-ranked Wisconsin-Green Bay 64-59 on Saturday.

Green Bay senior Julie Wojta combined 30 points, 20 rebounds, eight steals, five assists and four blocks to lead the Phoenix (21-1, 11-1), who had suffered their first loss in the previous game against second-place Detroit.

Wright State (16-9, 9-4) remained in third place with five league games remaining, and the Raiders will return home to face Detroit on Thursday as the first of three straight home games.

Fox produced her third straight double-double, fourth in the past five games and 10th this season. She made 8-of-11 shots and added three steals.

Kim Demmings and Kayla Lamotte added 11 points, while K.C. Elkins scored 10 for Wright State.

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<title>Green Bay tops Wright State in back and forth game, 53-48</title>

    

    


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Final: Green Bay wins 53-48. The Phoenix took the lead for good at 45-44 with 4:04 left on a Keifer Sykes basket, and they held on with the help of a big Alec Brown offensive rebound with about 15 seconds left that led to two free throws by Kam Cerroni. Green Bay made 6-of-6 free throws in the final 58.8 seconds. The lead changed 14 times. Johann Mpondo and Reggie Arceneaux both had 12 points for Wright State.

6:29 second: Green bay leads 41-40. The Phoenix have scored on two straight possessions with a 3-pointer from Kam Cerroni and a rebound and jumper by Alec Brown to reach the lead. Before those baskets, they hadn&amp;#8217;t scored in more than 4 minutes. WSU&amp;#8217;s Armond Battle appeared to injure his ankle on a drive with 8:46 left, but he shot free throws after and had his ankle retaped. Johann Mpondo has 11 points for WSU, and Brown has 12 for Green Bay.

10:49 second: WSU leads 37-36. Vance Hall&amp;#8217;s 3-pointer from the right corner after a Johann Mpondo steal set the current margin, and Reggie Arceneaux had a key drive and bucket after Green Bay took a lead. Arceneaux has 10 points on 4-6 shooting, but the teams remain very even in the game. Both are shooting fairly well with a slow offensive pace.

15:58 second: WSU leads 29-25. This matches the Raiders&amp;#8217; biggest lead. Johann Mpondo scored WSU&amp;#8217;s first points in the half to reach 11 in the game, the fourth time this season and fifth time this year he has been in double figures. Green Bay&amp;#8217;s Alec Brown scored to reach 10 points earlier in the half.

Halftime: WSU leads 24-23. The lead changed on the last four scores of the half, but Johann Mpondo&amp;#8217;s hook with 1:51 left gave WSU the lead at the break. He has 9 points (averages 3.1), and Reggie Arceneaux has 8. WSU shooting 43.5 percent to Green Bay&amp;#8217;s 39.1 percent. Alec Brown has 8 points and 4 rebounds for Green Bay.

3:20 first: WSU leads 20-16. The Raiders have twice led by 4 points, and Reggie Arceneaux leads all scorers with 8 points, including two 3-pointers. Julius Mays has just 2 points, but he also has 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Teams are shooting 40 percent and 42.1 percent, but Green Bay is 0-of-6 from 3-point range. 

7:33 first: WSU leads 12-10. WSU freshman Reggie Arceneaux scored 5 straight points to give the Raiders their first lead at 12-10 with 7:57 left. Green Bay has scored 1 point in the past 4:29, and the Phoenix have 5 turnovers. WSU is on a 7-1 scoring stretch, and Arceneaux&amp;#8217;s 5 points leads all scorers.

11:43 first: Green Bay leads 9-7. WSU shooting 3-8, including 0-2 from 3-point range. Green is shooting well, at 4-8, but has 3 turnovers. Green Bay&amp;#8217;s Alec Brown has 4 points and 3 rebounds in the early going.

15:22 first: Green Bay leads 6-3. Johann Mpondo, with a freshly shaved head, has WSU&amp;#8217;s 3 points, as he took to going to Green Bay forward Brennan Cougill early, getting one foul. Alec Brown had Green Bay&amp;#8217;s first 4 points. WSU is 1-of-5 from the field.

12:00 first: Wright State starters: Reggie Arceneaux, Julius Mays, Vance Hall, Armond Battle, Johann Mpondo. 

PREGAME: Wright State could finish the (late) night somewhere between sixth and eighth place in the Horizon League. The Raiders stand in seventh place while hosting eighth-place Green Bay, which would leapfrog WSU with a victory. But the Phoenix are 0-11 on the road this season. Last month, WSU lost a 17-point point in the 13:04 in losing to Green Bay by a point.

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<title>Valparaiso takes control of Horizon League race with big Thursday win</title>

    

    


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Valparaiso has grabbed hold of the advantage in the Horizon League basketball race after a dominating 59-41 win against host Cleveland State on Thursday night in a matchup of the league&amp;#8217;s top two teams.

CSU entered the game in first place, and Valparaiso was in second. Valparaiso then got 24 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals from junior Ryan Broekhoff and shot 11-of-22 from 3-point range. Cleveland State shot 25.9 percent.

Elsewhere, Butler beat host Youngstown State 68-59 to climb into a tie for fourth place with YSU behind Valparaiso, Cleveland State and Milwaukee.

The losses by CSU and YSU bring the standings even closer together entering the final three weekends of the season.

Seventh-place Wright State will host eighth-place Green Bay tonight.

Horizon League standings

1) Valparaiso (18-8, 11-3)

2) Cleveland State (20-5, 10-3)

3) Milwaukee (15-10, 8-5)

4) Butler (14-12, 8-6)

Youngstown State (13-11, 8-6)

6) Detroit (13-12, 7-6)

7) Wright State (11-14, 6-7)

8) Green Bay (9-13, 5-7)

9) UIC (7-16, 3-10)

10) Loyola (5-18, 0-13)

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<dc:subject>Horizon League</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2012-02-09T23:11:18-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Wright State baseball picked to win Horizon League title</title>

    

    


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<description>The Wright State baseball team, which won last season&amp;#8217;s Horizon League regular-season and tournament championships, was voted as the preseason favorite for the season that begins on Feb. 17. The Raiders, who 36-19 last season and 16-7 in the Horizon...</description>
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The Wright State baseball team, which won last season&amp;#8217;s Horizon League regular-season and tournament championships, was voted as the preseason favorite for the season that begins on Feb. 17.

The Raiders, who 36-19 last season and 16-7 in the Horizon League, were a unanimous choice for the top preseason spot. They have 19 letterwinners returning, including reigning league first teamers Michael Schum, Corey Davis, Jake Hibberd, Zach Tanner, Justin Kopale and Tristan Moore.

WSU will open the season Feb. 17 against Monmouth at the USA Baseball Complex. That weekend will also include games against Bryant, North Carolina State and Canisius.

HL preseason baseball poll

1) Wright State

2) UIC

3) Valparaiso

4) Milwaukee

5) Butler

6) Youngstown State

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<title>Wright State softball picked fifth in preseason poll</title>

    

    


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The Wright State softball team, which finished 26-29 last season and 13-11 in the Horizon League to finish sixth, was picked to finish fifth this season in the league preseason poll.

WSu returns two hitters who were better than .300 last season in senior infielders Chelsea Archer (.363) and China Frost (.319). Both were all-league second team selections.

Coach Lynn Curylo is entering her second season. Two years ago, the Raiders won the league tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

HL softball preseason poll

1) UIC

2) Butler

3) Loyola

4) Valparaiso

5) Wright State

6) Cleveland State

7) Green Bay

8) Youngstown State

9) Detroit

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<title>Wright State women&apos;s basketball enters week tied for second place in Horizon League</title>

    

    


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<description>The Wright State women&amp;#8217;s basketball team will travel to face the Horizon League&amp;#8217;s two Wisconsin schools this week while tied for second place in the Horizon League. The Raiders (15-8, 8-3) held second place alone after an 80-70 victory against...</description>
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The Wright State women&amp;#8217;s basketball team will travel to face the Horizon League&amp;#8217;s two Wisconsin schools this week while tied for second place in the Horizon League.

The Raiders (15-8, 8-3) held second place alone after an 80-70 victory against fourth-place UIC on Thursday, but the dropped into a tie for second with Detroit after a 74-66 loss to sixth-place Loyola on Saturday.

Here are a few notes about the team:

Big performance

WSU senior forward Molly Fox combined a career-high 30 points and 11 rebounds for a big performance against Loyola on Saturday. She is averaging 14.7 points and 9.7 rebounds for the season.

Continuing big season

Freshman guard Kim Demmings had 22 points, 10 assists and three rebounds against UIC, followed by 14 points, six assists and four rebounds against Loyola. She is averaging 16.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists while improving to 18.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists in Horizon League games.

Stopping good shooting

The Raiders rank 42nd nationally in field goal percentage defense, allowing 35.5 percent per game. But they are just 206th in scoring defense, allowing 63.3 points per game.

Solid rebounders

Fox ranks 29th nationally in rebounding, at 9.7 per game, while senior forward Shaunda Sandifer ranks 48th nationally at 9.3 rebounds per game. Sandifer adds 8.1 points per game.

This week

The Raiders will face ninth-place Milwaukee on Thursday before traveling to face first-place, undefeated and ninth-ranked Green Bay on Saturday.

Horizon League standings

1) Green Bay (20-0, 10-0)

2) Wright State (15-8, 8-3)

Detroit (12-11, 8-3)

4) UIC (13-9, 6-5)

Butler (10-12, 6-5)

6) Loyola (10-12, 5-6)

7) Youngstown State (10-12, 4-7)

8) Cleveland State (8-14, 3-8)

9) Milwaukee (6-15, 2-8)

10) Valparaiso (6-16, 2-9)

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<dc:subject>Women&apos;s Basketball</dc:subject>
<dc:date>2012-02-06T23:01:44-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Wright State junior guard continues to play well in Horizon League games</title>

    

    


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<description>Julius Mays, the Wright State junior guard, scored 20 points in a Raiders loss against Valparaiso on Saturday, and even though the Raiders stand in seventh place in the Horizon League, he has made his case as one of its...</description>
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Julius Mays, the Wright State junior guard, scored 20 points in a Raiders loss against Valparaiso on Saturday, and even though the Raiders stand in seventh place in the Horizon League, he has made his case as one of its best players.

After the weekend&amp;#8217;s games, Mays leads the league in scoring in conference games, at 16.9 points per game. In league games, he leads the Raiders in scoring, assists, steals, minutes, field goal percentage (with at least 21 attempts), 3-point shooting and free throw shooting.

Here&amp;#8217;s a look at Mays&amp;#8217; 12 Horizon League performances (with ranking in the league where possible).

16.9 Points (1)

3.7 Rebounds

2.0 Assists

1.5 Steals (7)

34.6 Minutes (4)

45.2 Field goal percentage

39.1 3-point percentage

87.7 Free throw percentage (1)

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<dc:date>2012-02-05T22:50:47-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Wright State can&apos;t overcome hot Valparaiso shooting despite forcing big turnovers in 63-54 loss</title>

    

    


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<description>Final: Valpo wins 63-54. Wright State forced a season-best 24 turnovers, but Valparaiso shot 65.6 percent in the game, including 8-of-17 from 3-point range. Richie Edwards led four double-digit scorers for the Crusaders with 16 points, and WSU&amp;#8217;s Julius Mays...</description>
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Final: Valpo wins 63-54. Wright State forced a season-best 24 turnovers, but Valparaiso shot 65.6 percent in the game, including 8-of-17 from 3-point range. Richie Edwards led four double-digit scorers for the Crusaders with 16 points, and WSU&amp;#8217;s Julius Mays led all scorers with 20 points. WSU shot 29.6 percent in the game, including 5-of-24 from 3-point range.

2:56 second: Valpo leads 55-49. The Raiders have been no closer than 5 this half, but they were once down 13. The game has increased in intensity as it has gone on, and Tavares Sledge just took a charge for WSu to get the ball back coming out of the time out. Julius Mays has 16 points for WSU, and Richie Edwards has 16 for Valpo. WSU shooting 38.1 percent this half and 31.3 percent in the game but is 15-18 from the free throw line and has forced 22 turnovers, tying a season best.

7:36 second: Valpo leads 51-42. The Crusaders have the answers for a better Wright State offensive half, and the game is happening mostly on the inside. The teams scored a combined 9 straight points on free throws in one stretch as WSU cut the deficit to 49-42, but then Valpo&amp;#8217;s Ryan Broekhoff went on a drive past Armond Battle and was fouled. Valpo has 19 turnovers but is shooting 67.9 percent in the game, and Julius Mays leads all scorers with 16 points.

11:41 second: Valpo leads 45-33. Julius Mays has 7 points this half to reach 14 in the game, but the Raiders are still shooting 32.4 percent. Valparaiso has 17 turnovers but is shooting 68.4 percent, led by 13 points from Richie Edwards. Valpo has led by as many as 13.

14:22 second: Valpo leads 39-30. WSU went down 34-21 early int he half before scoring 7 straight points, Julius Mays has 11, including 4 this half, as the Raiders are shooting 4-of-6 this half. Valparaiso has 16 turnovers (WSU most forced in a game this season is 22), and Richie Edwards leads the Crusaders with 10 points.

Halftime: Valpo leads 31-21. A Reggie Arceneaux 3-pointer near the halftime buzzer cut the deficit to 10, but the Crusaders had built a 13-point lead at 31-18 with a 14-2 scoring advantage. WSU shot 25.9 percent in the firts half to 68.4 percent for Valpo, although the Crusaders also had 12 turnovers. Valpo top player Ryan Broekhoff didn&amp;#8217;t attempt a shot in the firts half, and Richie Edwards has a team-best 8 points. Julius Mays and Reggie Arceneaux lead Wright State with 7 points.

3:49 first: Valpo leads 24-16. This is the Crusaders&amp;#8217; biggest advantage, as WSU is shooting 26.1 percent to 66.7 percent for Valpo. It&amp;#8217;s only not worse because the Crusaders have 11 turnovers. Valpo top player Ryan Broakhoff was just called for his second foul, but he is scoreless so far. Julius Mays has 7 points for WSU, which is 1-8 from 3-point range.

6:37 first: Valpo leads 17-14. Julius Mays has 7 of WSU&amp;#8217;s 14 points, and guard Reggie Arceneaux scored on a drive to set the current margin before a Valpo offensive foul became its 10th turnover of the game heading into the timeout. Richie Edwards, who averageds 7.7 points, has 8 coming off a 16-point game in the previous outing. WSU shooting 5-19 (26.3 percent), compared with 58.3 percent for Valpo, but turnovers slowing Crusaders.

11:07 first: Valpo leads 10-6. The Raiders got two straight baskets from Tavares Sledge to tie the game at 6 before Valpo scored four straight. WSU has been running plays for Sledge more tonight, but he just picked up his second foul (which he was not pleased about). WSU is shooting 3-13, and Valpo is 5-7 with eight turnovers.

14:42 first: Valpo leads 6-4. Wright State scores on its first possession but then went 4:46 without any points until Tavares Sledge ran a pick-and-roll with Julius Mays and scored with a foul. WSU is 2-6 from the floor, and Valpo is 3-4, including 4 points off the bench from Richie Edwards, who also blocked a Sledge shot. Sledge came down the next time and scored.

20:00 first: Wright State starters: Reggie Arceneaux, Julius Mays, Vance Hall, Armond Battle, Johann Mpondo.

PREGAME: The Raiders are coming off a loss against Butler on Thursday that dropped them to 6-6 in the Horizon League, and they stand in seventh place entering tonight&amp;#8217;s game. WSU could pull back into a tie with Detroit and Butler for fifth place with a win, but Valparaiso is both second in the league at 9-3 and looking to avenge and convincing 73-55 Wright State win in their previous meeting, Jan. 8 at the Nutter Center. 

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<title>Cleveland State stays ahead of Horizon League pack in first place</title>

    

    


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Entering a three-game Saturday in the Horizon League, including a Wright State visit to second-place Valparaiso, the top two teams are hoping to continue separation from the pack.

Cleveland State took care of its part on Friday night.

The Vikings stayed alone in first place in the league at 9-2 (19-4 overall) with a 65-47 win against Loyola. They shot 67.6 percent in the game with double figures from three players, led by 16 from senior guard Jeremy Montgomery, who added four assists, three steals and two rebounds.

CSU and Valparaiso (16-8, 9-3) are the only league teams with fewer than five losses, which has provided some separation. Three teams &amp;#8212; Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Youngstown State and Butler &amp;#8212; will enter Saturday&amp;#8217;s games tied for third place.

Wright State (11-13, 6-6) is tied with Detroit for sixth place. Teams finishing in places 3-6 (after tiebreakers) host first-round games in the Horizon League tournament, so that No. 6 spot is valuable.

Horizon League standings

1) Cleveland State (19-4, 9-2)

2) Valparaiso (16-8, 9-3)

3) Milwaukee (14-10, 7-5)

Youngstown State (12-10, 7-5)

Butler (13-11, 7-5)

6) Detroit (12-12, 6-6)

Wright State (11-13, 6-6)

8) Green Bay (9-12, 5-6)

9) UIC (7-15, 3-9)

10) Loyola (5-17, 0-12)

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<description>Final: Butler wins 64-53. The Bulldogs shot 61.9 percent in the first half and held the advantage at the free-throw line that was the difference (18-of-23 for Butler to 4-of-6 for WSU). Armond Battle led all scorers with 18 points,...</description>
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Final: Butler wins 64-53. The Bulldogs shot 61.9 percent in the first half and held the advantage at the free-throw line that was the difference (18-of-23 for Butler to 4-of-6 for WSU). Armond Battle led all scorers with 18 points, and Chsihawn Hopkins had 13 for Butler.

3:25 second: Butler leads 58-48. Armond Battle has made 5-of-6 3-pointers for WSU, not bad for a guy who entered the game making 12-of-52 this season. He has 18 points, but the Raiders are still way behind at the free throw line, which is the difference in the game (14-of-19 for Butler, 1-of-2 for WSU. The Raiders haven&amp;#8217;t attempted fewer than six free throws in a game this season.

5:38 second: Butler leads 56-43. The Bulldogs have led by as many as 15 points even though their shooting has significantly cooled this half. Chrishawn Hopkins and Erik Fromm are both in double figures, while Armond Battle has reached 14 points for WSU on 4-of-5 3-pointers. Butler has made 14-of-19 free throws to 1-of-2 for Wright State.

11:37 second: Butler leads 44-34. Julius Mays has scored 6 points in this half to reach 8 in the game on 4-6 shooting, including 4-4 from inside the 3-point line. Chrishawn Hopkins continues to lead Butler with 11 points as the Bulldogs are shooting 52 percent (3-of-10 this half).

15:24 second: Butler leads 39-30. The Bulldogs went up by a game-high 13 points at 39-26 before WSU&amp;#8217;s Julius Mays scored on back-to-back possessions to reach 6 points in the game. Butler&amp;#8217;s shooting is down to 56 percent shooting, and WSU is shooting 43 percent. WSU hasn&amp;#8217;t been closer than 5 points since the very early stages.

Halftime: Butler leads 35-26. Cole Darling rebounded a Butler miss with about 1.5 seconds left and hit from 70 feet at the halftime buzzer to set the current margin, although Butler had taken a game-high 12 point lead before that shot. The Bulldogs shot 62 percent int he half compared with 42 percent from WSU. Armond Battle and A.J. Pacher each scored 6 points for WSU, while Chrishawn Hopkins has 9 to lead Butler.

3:48 first: Butler leads 29-21. After finally getting a few stops in a row on turnovers, Wright State got as close as 26-21, including four points from freshman Tavares Sledge, who hadn&amp;#8217;t scored in the previous four games. Guard Chrishawn Hopkins has 9 points to lead Butler, which is shooting 65 percent.

7:59 first: Butler leads 22-14. The Bulldogs have led by 11 points twice, and Armond Battle just hit his second 3-pointer of the game to set the current margin. Butler is shooting 62 percent, very good for a not-so-good offensive team, and Chrishawn Hopkins leads the team with 6 points. Battle has 6 for WSU, which is shooting 40 percent.

11:52 first: Butler leads 15-6. The Bulldogs went up 15-4 before Julius Mays got his first basket, a turnaround fadeaway jumper after shrugging off Butler defender Ronald Nored. WSU is shooting 3-10 while Butler has made 5-10, and 6-11 Andrew Smith has already connected on a 3-pointer for Butler (he had two big 3s in Butler&amp;#8217;s win at Wright State last month).

15:38 first: Butler leads 8-2. Wright State has gone six possessions without a score after Reggie Arceneaux connected on a driving layup. The Raiders are on a 1-6 start with 3 turnovers, while Butler has scored on 5 of 7 possessions, including two 1-of-2 free throw trips. Khyle Marshall has 4 early points for Butler.

20:00 first: Wright State starters: Reggie Arceneaux, Julius Mays, Vance Hall, Armond Battle, Johann Mpondo.

PREGAME: After sweeping the Horizon League&amp;#8217;s Chicago schools last week, WSU enters Hinkle Fieldhouse tied with Butler at Detroit for fifth place in the Horizon League at 6-5. The Raiders have lost the past eight games against Butler at Hinkle and are 4-14 in the building all time. Butler, the preseason league favorite, is 3-4 in its past seven games.

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The Butler men&amp;#8217;s basketball team was picked to win the Horizon League in the preseason poll of coaches, media and sports information directors. 

But since, the Bulldogs have recorded a 12-11 record and 6-5 performance in the league, tying Wright State and Detroit for fifth place heading into Thursday night&amp;#8217;s visit from WSU to Hinkle Fieldhouse.

So what&amp;#8217;s different? Like WSU, Butler has placed plenty of players into new roles this season, which is taking some adjustment. There is also a lack of consistent scorers, which has dropped Butler dramatically in scoring (eight fewer points per game).

Here&amp;#8217;s a look at other differences in Butler from last season to this season.

Butler season comparison

(Category: 2010-11 rank; 2011-12 rank)

Scoring offense: 99 (71.2); 270 (63.2)

Scoring defense: 67 (64.1); 77 (63.0)

Turnovers per game: 19 (10.9); 137 (13.4)

3-point field goals per game: 56 (7.6); 218 (5.7)

3-point field goal percentage: 130 (35.2); 276 (28.6)

Free throw percentage: 69 (72.6); 311 (62.4)

Field goal percentage: 183 (43.3); 307 (39.9)

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<dc:date>2012-02-01T19:37:39-05:00</dc:date>
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While at Wright State practice today waiting to do interviews, we ran into former WSU player Cory Cooperwood, who played for the Raiders for two seasons from 2008-10.

Cooperwood shared some news: He has signed to play with the professional team Sandringham Sabres from Melbourne, Australia, whose season will begin in March. A 6-foot-7 forward, Cooperwood said he would travel to Houston for a training camp with the team in February before the season that runs from March through September.

Cooperwood came to WSU from Wallace Community College in Alabama, which went undefeated during his season season there until the junior college national championship game, which it lost to a team it had defeated twice before.

&amp;#8220;Kind of like the Patriots a couple years ago,&amp;#8221; Cooperwood said with a laugh while shooting baskets in the WSU practice facility.

Cooperwood averaged 9.4 points and 5.4 rebounds as a junior before averaging 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior. He said he played in Finland for a period last year before going on a tour with a team organized by Xenia-based Athletes-in-Action.

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The Wright State men&amp;#8217;s basketball team will travel to face Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the annual BracketBusters event. The game time has not been announced.

UMKC (9-15) stands in eighth place in the Summit League at 3-9. Senior guard Reggie Chamberlain leads the team with a 16.9-point scoring average, while junior forward Thomas Staton boosting his scoring average from 8.3 points to 11.3 points in conference play.

The Kangaroos rank 27th nationally in 3-pointers made per game (8.3) and 40th in 3-point percentage (38.1). They are also on a 2-10 stretch.

UMKC assistant coach Stephen Brough was a Wright State assistant in 2002-03 and also earned degrees, was a student assistant and coached at Miami University.

The BracketBusters event including 71 games with teams from 16 conferences, all played the weekend of Feb. 17-19. Thirteen of those games will be broadcast on an ESPN channel.

The WSU game will include a return game by UMKC to the Nutter Center either next season or in 2013-14. UMKC will choose which season it will return the game.

Two Horizon League teams will play on ESPNU, as Valparaiso will travel to Loyola Marymount at 9 p.m. on Feb. 17 and Cleveland State will host Drexel at 11 a.m. on Feb. 18.

Here&amp;#8217;s a full schedule of Horizon League teams in the BracketBusters event:

Friday, Feb. 17

Valparaiso at Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m., ESPNU 

Saturday, Feb. 18

Drexel at Cleveland State, 7 p.m., ESPNU

Indiana State at Butler, time TBA, HLN

Fairfield at Milwaukee, time TBA, HLN

James Madison at Detroit, time TBA, HLN

Eastern Michigan at Green Bay, time TBA

UIC at Eastern Illinois, time TBA

Loyola at Bradley, time TBA

Wright State at UMKC, time TBA

Youngstown State at Austin Peay, time TBA

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Wright State&amp;#8217;s Feb. 10 home game against Wisconsin-Green Bay will tip at 9 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPNU, the result of a fan vote on the Facebook page for ESPN Home Court.

Fans voted between WSU-Green Bay and Milwaukee at Detroit, with the Raiders&amp;#8217; game winning 1,769 to 1,718, the Horizon League said.

The Raiders will learn their opponent for the upcoming BracketBusters weekend later today.

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