It will be a battle between Horizon opponents when the Youngstown State Penguins (10-19) welcome the Wright State Raiders (17-12) to Beeghly Physical Education Center. The game starts at 7:45 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Penguins lost big to Milwaukee 87-51 on Monday. Matt Donlan was the team’s high scorer, contributing 13 points. The Raiders are coming off a 67-64 win over Northern Kentucky on Saturday. Michael Karena led the team in scoring with 17 points on 4-for-5 shooting.
This game should be a battle of contrasting styles. The Penguins (ranked eighth in the nation in possessions per game) prefer a fast-breaking style of play, while the Raiders (270th) are slow-paced.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Raiders won the first game 81-45. Karena was a top performer in the victory with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists, and four steals.
Notes
In its last game, Youngstown State lost by a margin of 36 points. Wright State is 4-3 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Youngstown State has a 2-9 record in blowouts.
The Wright State Raiders have a defensive rating of 99.7 (ranked 85th), while the Youngstown State Penguins have an offensive rating of 100.4 (ranked 275th).
Youngstown State has an average field goal percentage of 42.4%. Wright State is a poor 5-10 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Youngstown State Penguins and the Wright State Raiders both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Youngstown State is 257th and 245th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Wright State is 159th and 127th in these categories.
Youngstown State ranks 92nd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.21. Wright State is ranked lower at 129th with an A/TO of 1.13.
Wright State has forced an average turnover percentage of 20.6% this season. Youngstown State has a losing 1-4 record when its TO% is 20.6% or higher.
