What: Men Against Breast Cancer Classic,
Presented by Premier Health
TV/Radio: ESPN3, 106.5-FM
First game: North Dakota (3-0) vs. North Florida (1-3) 4:30 p.m. today
Probable Wright State starters
Steven Davis 6-8; Sr.; F; 16.8
Mark Alstork 6-5; Jr.; G; 30.3
Justin Mitchell 6-4; Jr.; G; 11.3
Grant Benzinger 6-3; Jr.; G; 10.3
Mike La Tulip 6-1; Sr.; G; 7.3
Probable CSU Bakersfield starters
Jaylin Airington 6-4; Sr.; F; 23.0
Matt Smith 6-6; Sr.; F; 7.0
Shon Briggs 6-6; Jr.; F; 7.8
Dedrick Basile 5-10; Sr.; G; 11.0
Brent Wrapp 6-3; Jr.; G; 3.3
Series history: Wright State leads 1-0
Coaches: Scott Nagy is 3-1 at Wright State and 413-241 in 22 seasons overall. Rod Barnes is 83-80 in his sixth year at CSU Bakersfield and is 268-266 overall, including four years at Georgia State and eight at Ole Miss. He's reached the NCAA tourney four times, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2001.
About Wright State: The Raiders are coming off a 109-54 win over Division-II Ohio Dominican. It's the first time they've hit 100 points since Nov. 17 2000 and their highest-scoring game since a 136-91 win over Chicago State on Jan. 6 1993. … They're averaging 90.3 points, second in the Horizon League behind Oakland (91.0). … They're first in the conference in field-goal percentage at 49.4 and 3-point accuracy at 40.4. They're next-to-last in field-goal-percentage defense at 48.1 and last in 3-point-percentage defense at 41.0. … Alstork leads the league in scoring. … La Tulip, a graduate transfer from Illinois, had 13 points against Ohio Dominican, one off his career high.
About CSU Bakersfield: Airington scored a game-high 28 points in a 71-63 home win Tuesday over Fresno State. The Roadrunners also have beaten San Diego Christian and UC Santa Barbara at home and lost by 12 at Arizona. … They went 24-9 last year, won the Western Athletic Conference title and made their first NCAA tourney appearance, losing in the first round to Oklahoma, 82-68. … They were picked to finish third in the WAC preseason poll in a close vote of the coaches. New Mexico State is the favorite and Grand Canyon was picked second. … Dedrick earned preseason first-team honors. He was the league tourney MVP last year and was a second-team all-conference pick and made the all-defensive team. … Damiyne Durham, a 6-4 sophomore guard, is averaging 18.0 points off the bench.
Coming up: The Raiders play North Dakota at 7 p.m. Saturday and North Florida at 4:30 Sunday.
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