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Posted: 4:08 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012

Preview: WSU vs. Morehead State

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By David Jablonski

Staff Writer

FAIRBORN —

Today’s game

Who: Morehead State (4-3) at Wright State (4-2).

When: 2 p.m.

Where: Wright State University's Nutter Center.

Radio: WBZI 100.3 FM.

Morehead State starters:Khalil Owens, 6-7, Sr., F, 7.3; Maurice Lewis-Briggs, 6-8, Jr., F, 9.2; Milton Chavis, 6-6, Sr., F, 17.4; Devon Atkinson, 6-1, Sr., G, 6.6; Jarrett Stokes, 6-1, Jr., G, 6.1

Wright State starters: Reggie Arceneaux, 5-9, So, G, 7.8; Matt Vest, 6-5, Jr., G, 8.7; Kendall Griffin, 6-4, So., G, 6.8; Cole Darling, 6-8, Jr., F, 12.3; J.T. Yoho, 6-6, Fr., F, 11.8.

About Morehead State: The Eagles’ victories are against Long Island University-Brooklyn, Alice Lloyd (Ky.), an NAIA school, Lafayette (Pa.) and Norfolk State. Their losses are to Maryland, Kentucky and Marshall. … They hung with Kentucky until midway through the second half before losing 81-70 on Nov. 21. Morehead had the lead with 13:28 left and was as close as 6 points with 6:35 to go. … Chavis played all 40 minutes and scored 19 points Monday in a 73-67 victory over Norfolk. … Morehead led Marshall early in the second half Wednesday, but was outscored 28-8 at the free-throw line and lost 70-67. … Sean Woods, who led Mississippi Valley State to the NCAA tournament last season, is in his first season as Morehead’s head coach. He played for Kentucky and hit the shot that would have sent the the Wildcats to the Final Four in 1992 if Duke’s Christian Laettner hadn’t hit his famous shot one play later.

About Wright State: The Raiders are 4-6 all time against Morehead. The Eagles won the last matchup 65-60 in 2003. The Raiders won 80-74 in 2002 at the Nutter Center. … Wright State assistant coach Chris Moore spent four seasons at Morehead prior to coming to Wright State. He was there in 2009 when the Eagles reached the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1984. … The Raiders are one of five teams in the Horizon League off to a 4-2 start or better. … Wright State is the only team in the league without a player among the top 10 scorers. Yoho ranks 17th. He leads the league in field-goal percentage (69) and 3-point percentage (65).

Coach Billy Donlon on Morehead: “We’ve got to defend the dribble. They run the dribble-drive offense. You’ve got to handle their pressure and rebound it. You have to get fouled. They do foul or they have shown a history of fouling, so you have to continue that and make free throws.”

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