By Pete Ross
2 8 2025
IU INDY GAME NOTES
https://iuindyjags.com/documents/2025/2/7/mbb-at-wright-state-02082025.pdf
SERIES HISTORY
https://iuindyjags.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/wright-state-university/59
FAIRBORN, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will traipse into enemy territory on Saturday (Feb. 8) to take on Wright State (12-13, 6-8 HL) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jaguars (8-17, 4-10 HL) look for a first win at the Nutter Center since joining the Horizon League while the Raiders are looking to avoid a two-game skid.
Most recently, the Jaguars added another near miss to its collection with an 84-80 overtime loss to Milwaukee inside the Jungle on Wednesday night. Both teams had an opportunity to score the winner in regulation before Milwaukee ultimately captured the win by scoring the final seven points of the game in overtime. Junior Sean Craig put the Jaguars ahead 80-77 with a three with 2:19 to play before the Panthers pitched a shutout from there.
Paul Zilinskas scored a game-high 25 points, including three threes, and Alec Millender contributed 13 points, six assists and four rebounds. Freshman DeSean Goode added his fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds and Craig finished in double-digits with 12 points.
Jamichael Stillwell paced Milwaukee with 17 points and 14 rebounds and Erik Pratt also scored 17 points off the bench.
Head coach Paul Corsaro‘s team turned the ball over just six times against a relentless Milwaukee defense, earning a 23-8 edge in points off turnovers. However, Milwaukee won the glass by a 49-33 margin and outscored the Jaguars 54-40 in the paint. In addition, Milwaukee closed with a 40-11 margin in bench points as an undermanned Jaguar squad played just eight players.
#HLMBB STANDINGS
| School | Conf | CPct. | Overall | Pct. | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland State | 11-2 | .846 | 17-7 | .708 | L1 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 10-4 | .714 | 17-8 | .680 | W2 |
| Milwaukee | 9-4 | .692 | 16-8 | .667 | W1 |
| Robert Morris | 9-5 | .643 | 17-8 | .680 | W1 |
| Youngstown State | 9-5 | .643 | 15-10 | .600 | W1 |
| Oakland | 7-7 | .500 | 10-15 | .400 | L2 |
| Northern Kentucky | 6-7 | .462 | 11-13 | .458 | W2 |
| Wright State | 6-8 | .429 | 12-13 | .480 | L1 |
| Detroit Mercy | 4-10 | .286 | 8-17 | .320 | L1 |
| IU Indy | 4-10 | .286 | 8-17 | .320 | L1 |
| Green Bay | 0-13 | .000 | 2-22 | .083 | L19 |
SCOUTING WRIGHT STATE
Wright State sits 12-13 overall and 6-8 in Horizon League play this season. The Raiders are 8-3 at home this season and have alternated wins and losses the past seven games. Most recently, the Raiders fell on the road at Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday night, 87-64. WSU remains one of the league’s most efficient offensive teams, shooting 48.2 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from three-point range and making more than eight treys per game. They boast the league’s Preseason Player of the Year in Brandon Noel (18.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg) and impressive guard Alex Huibregtse (13.9 ppg, 38.1 3FG%). Senior wing Jack Doumbia is also having an impressive season, averaging 12.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game and shooting 53 percent from the floor.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is just 3-23 all-time against Wright State and comes in having lost 13 straight to the Raiders. The Jaguars haven’t won at Wright State since November 1976 and are 1-13 in the 14 meetings on the road.
UP NEXT
The Jags will return home to host Oakland University on Wednesday (Feb. 12) at 6:30 p.m. inside the Jungle. The department will recognize a number of Central Indiana non-profits that evening and Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Chris Schumerth (analyst) will be on the call on ESPN+.
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