This was the third meeting between the teams and each won once this season.
Wright State came in as the top seed in the tournament, having won the regular season title.
March Madness bracket experts suggest the Raiders probably needed to win the tournament to get into the NCAA tournament. The selections will be revealed Sunday on CBS, Channel 7, at 6 p.m.
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The Wright State Raiders (25-6 and 15-3), return to the court tonight in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament in Indianapolis against the University of Illinois Chicago.
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The Raiders are seeded number one in the tournament and are playing the fourth-seeded Flames after UIC’s win over Youngstown State last Thursday.
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Wright State and UIC split the two meetings during the season. The Flames beat the Raiders Jan. 12 in Chicago 76-72 while the Raiders won the return game Feb. 14 at the Nutter Center 75-58.
TV coverage for the game starts at 7 p.m. on ESPNU from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Radio coverage will air on WRZX-FM with WHIO’s Chris Collins on the call.
The winner of tonight’s game advances to the Horizon League Championship Tuesday against the winner of No. 2 seeded Northern Kentucky and No. 3 Green Bay.