Bowling Green at Wright State: What you need to know about Tuesday’s game

Louisville forward Kamari Lands (22) tosses a loose ball to a teammate away from Wright State forward Blake Sisley (52) and guard Andrew Welage (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Credit: Timothy D. Easley

Credit: Timothy D. Easley

Louisville forward Kamari Lands (22) tosses a loose ball to a teammate away from Wright State forward Blake Sisley (52) and guard Andrew Welage (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Who: Bowling Green (2-0) at Wright State (1-1)

Where: Nutter Center

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

TV/Radio: ESPN+/980-AM

Series: Series tied 8-8

Coaches: Scott Nagy is 132-64 in his seventh year at Wright State and 542-304 in his 28th year overall. Michael Huger is 117-105 in his eighth year at Bowling Green. He was an assistant at Miami (Fla.), George Mason and Longwood before that. BG has two second-place division finishes under him but no titles.

Probable Wright State starters

Name Ht. Class Pos. Avg.

A.J. Braun 6-9 So. C 10.5

Amari Davis 6-2 Sr. G 12.0

Tim Finke 6-6 Sr. G 8.0

Trey Calvin 6-1 Sr. G 27.0

Keaton Norris 6-0 So. G 3.5

Probable Bowling Green starters

Leon Ayers III 6-3 Sr. G 21.0

Kaden Metheny 5-11 So. G 9.0

Samari Curtis 6-4 S Sr. G 13.0

Rashaun Agee 6-8 Jr. F 12.5

Gabe ONeal 6-7 Sr. G 0.0

About Wright State: The Raiders are 1-0 against Bowling Green and 10-6 against MAC teams under Nagy. They have two games to go this year, at Akron on Dec. 20 and at Miami on Dec. 22. … They improved to 3-7 against Power-5 opponents in Nagy’s tenure by shocking Louisville, 73-72, on the road. They overcame a five-point deficit in the final 1:32 to do it. It was their first win over Louisville after three straight losses early in the program’s history. … Shooting is a bit of an issue so far. The Raiders are 13 of 46 on 3′s for 28.3% after hitting 33.3% last season and 17 of 26 on foul shots for 65.4% after finishing 19th in the country at 76.8 last season.

About Bowling Green: The Falcons are coming off an 87-82 road win Friday over Oakland. Ayers had 26 points, going 4 of 6 on 3′s, while sub Chandler Turner had 16. BG had a 45-27 rebounding edge and went 12 of 26 on 3′s (46.2%). They opened the season with a 62-58 home win over Air Force. Ayers had 16, and they had a 38-31 advantage on the boards. … Curtis led the Falcons in assists last season (3.1 per game) and was third in scoring (9.3). The former Ohio Mr. Basketball averaged 33.8 as a senior at Xenia. He started his career at Nebraska, then averaged 10.1 points for Evansville in 2020-21. … The Falcons were picked ninth in the MAC preseason poll. … Ayers is playing for his fourth team in four years. He averaged 10 points last season for Duquense, averaged 12.2 at Mercer in 2020-21 and was a junior college All-American at Henry Ford College. … O’Neal is in his second season at BG after starting his career at Kent State.

Next game: The Raiders host Defiance at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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