Trying to catch the Wright State game? Here’s where to go to watch it

WSU’s Grant Benzinger scored 18 points. Wright State defeated host Toledo 77-69 in a men’s college basketball game on Sat., Dec. 16, 2017. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

WSU’s Grant Benzinger scored 18 points. Wright State defeated host Toledo 77-69 in a men’s college basketball game on Sat., Dec. 16, 2017. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

The No. 14 Wright State University Raiders will take on the No. 3 University of Tennessee Volunteers at 12:40 p.m. today in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The game will be aired on TruTV and Wright State, its athletic department and alumni are hosting several watch parties for the lunchtime match up.

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An on campus watch party is scheduled to be going on in the Apollo room of the WSU student union. The party, which is sponsored by several campus organizations, will feature food, games, a photo booth and “swag.”

Beginning at 1 p.m., Wright State’s athletics department will host a watch party at Milano’s at 2260 N. Fairfield Road in Beavercreek, according to a flier. Wright State’s athletics department hosted watch party’s at the restaurant for the Horizon League Championship games last week too.

The Wright State alumni association is hosting watch parties around the state and country.

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Ohio cities with watch parties include Athens, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Celina where Wright State’s Lake Campus is located. Watch parties are also scheduled for cities in California, Indiana, Florida, New York and Washington, D.C, according to the alumni association.

For Raider fans who have traveled to Dallas for the game, there will also be a 2 p.m. post-game party at the Happiest Hour Restaurant at 2616 Olive St. in Dallas, according to WSU.

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