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Preview: Wright State vs. Loyola

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By Kyle Nagel, Staff Writer Updated 12:30 AM Friday, January 27, 2012

Loyola (5-15, 0-10) at Wright State (10-12, 5-5)

Time: 7 p.m.

Radio: WBZI-FM (100.3), Info 1160 AM

Series record: WSU leads 21-15

Starting lineups:

WRIGHT STATE	Yr	Ht	P	PPG
Reggie Arceneaux	Fr.	5-9	G	9.1
Julius Mays	Jr.	6-2	G	14.4
Armon d Battle	Jr.	6-7	F	6.5
Cole Darling	So.	6-8	F	5.7
Johann Mpondo	Sr.	6-8	F	3.5
LOYOLA	Yr	Ht	P	PPG
Denzel Brito	So.	6-2	G	6.7
Joe Crisman	Fr.	6-4	G	8.6
Jordan Hicks	Sr.	6-6	F	6.2
Walt Gibler	Sr.	6-7	F	13.4
Ben Averkamp	Jr.	6-8	F	13.9

About Wright State

The Raiders stopped a three-game losing streak with a win against UIC on Wednesday to stay in a tie with Detroit for sixth place in the league. Mays scored a career-best 33 points in the game, the best total in the Horizon League this season, with the help of a school-record 19 free throws (in 20 attempts). Battle tied his career best with eight rebounds against the Flames, and he leads the Raiders at 4.0 rebounds per game. Arceneaux reached 10 points, the fourth time in the past six games he has scored in double figures, and he ranks second on the team in scoring. WSU ranks ninth in the league in scoring offense (Loyola is 10th) but third in 3-point shooting (33.9 percent).

About Loyola

The Ramblers stayed winless in the league with a 67-52 loss against Detroit on Wednesday that ran their losing streak to eight games. That streak began with a 64-48 loss to WSU on Dec. 29. Gibler aggravated an injury early in the game against Detroit and played just 5 minutes, but Crisman scored 16 points to reach double figures for the second straight game (he had 14 against Butler). Averkamp ranks seventh in the league in scoring and fifth in rebounding (6.9) while also playing 34.7 minutes per game (No. 2 in the league). The Ramblers rank third in the league in scoring defense but last in scoring offense.

FYI

The first 3,000 in attendance will receive black shirts for WSU’s “Black Out Cancer” awareness promotion. ... WSU is 10-1 in the last 11 games against Loyola.

Quote, unquote

“(Averkamp and Gibler) are very good players, and they’re both capable of beating you on their own.” — WSU coach Billy Donlon.

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