College Basketball Preview: UIC at Wright State

TV: ESPN3

Radio: 106.5-FM

Series: Wright States leads 28-27.

Coaches: Scott Nagy is 19-11 at Wright State and 429-251 in 22 seasons overall. Steven McClain is 19-43 in two seasons at UIC and 176-158 in 11 seasons overall.

Probable Wright State starters

Steven Davis;6-8;Sr.;F;14.9

Mark Alstork;6-5;Jr.;G;19.1

Justin Mitchell;6-;Jr.;G;11.3

Grant Benzinger;6-3;Jr.;G;12.3

Mike La Tulip;6-5;Sr.;G;7.4

Probable UIC starters

Michael Kolawole;6-5;So.;F;5.4

K.J. Santos;6-8;Fr.;F;6.9

Tai Odiase;6-8;Jr.;C;11.4

Tarkus Ferguson;6-4;Fr.;G;10.9

Marcus Ottey;6-2;Fr.;G;10.1

About Wright State: The Raiders are coming off an 84-74 loss home loss to first-place Valparaiso on Friday, their second loss in a row. WSU has not lost three in a row since December, 2015. … Kenpom.com gives Wright State a 75 percent chance of winning with a predicted final score of 82-75. The Raiders are 178th in the Pomeroy ratings. … A win today would give WSU its first 20-win regular season since 2007-08. … WSU has allowed at least 81 points in back-to-back games and three of four to drop to sixth in the Horizon League in scoring defense (75.5). WSU is fifth in scoring offense (76.2). … Junior guard Mark Alstork saw his streak of consecutive free throws end at 33 Friday night. He is shooting 85.9 percent for the season, third best in the league. The Raiders are shooting 88.9 percent as a team the last two games.

About UIC: The Flames are coming off a 90-82 loss at NKU on Friday night, their third consecutive loss and fourth in five games. They have allowed at least 87 points in each of their last three games. … UIC is 5-7 in road games. … The Flames are 233rd in the Pomeroy ratings.    According to kenpom.com, UIC is the youngest of the 351 Division I teams in the country with an average of 0.72 years of playing experience on the roster. … UIC ranks eight in the Horizon League in scoring offense (74.8) and eighth in scoring defense (77.6). … A win today would give UIC eight league wins for the first time since 2007-08, when it won nine. … Junior forward Tai Odiase leads the conference and ranks sixth in the nation in blocked shots (3.03). … Freshman guard Tarkus Ferguson is third in the league in assists (4.7).

Coming up: The Raiders will open Horizon League tournament play in Detroit as the No. 5 seed. They will play at 7:30 p.m. against No. 4 Northern Kentucky on Sunday, March at 7.