Marshall Men’s Basketball Readies for Road Contest at Wright State; Herd is 0-3 on road in young season

By Packy Moore

GAME NOTES

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Tipoff in Dayton is set for 7 p.m.

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Men’s Basketball team (5-4) stays on the road for a second consecutive contest as it heads to Dayton, Ohio, for a matchup against the Wright State Raiders (6-5) on Wednesday. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Nutter Center.

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PRE-GAME NOTES

  • The Herd suffered a 78-69 loss at UNCW on Saturday afternoon in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • With five blocks in the contest, Obinna Anochili-Killen sits at 198 for his career and passed Jannson Williams’ 196 to become the all-time leader in program history.
  • With 12 points, Mikal Dawson led Marshall in scoring for the third time this season.
  • Dezayne Mingo registered his fourth game of the season with five or more assists finishing at five. The Canadian guard also tallied 10 points.
  • Shooting 66.2 percent from the field, Nate Martin ranks 13th nationally in Division I Men’s Basketball.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS

  • Wright State comes into Wednesday night off an 80-72 win at Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon.
  • The Raiders shoot the ball well, ranking atop the Horizon League and 28th in the country in field-goal percentage at 49.5 percent.
  • Keaton Norris ranks 16th in the country with an assist-to-turnover ration of 4.00 as he has 52 helpers this season.
  • At 83 makes from the field, Brandon Noel ranks third nationally as he leads Wirght State in scoring at 20.1 points per game. Noel also leads his side with 7.6 boards per contest.

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