Castaneda leads Akron against Wright State after 23-point game
Wright State Raiders (5-5, 0-2 Horizon) at Akron Zips (5-4)
Akron, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Akron plays the Wright State Raiders after Xavier Castaneda scored 23 points in Akron's 85-72 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Zips are 4-0 on their home court. Akron is seventh in the MAC with 23.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Enrique Freeman averaging 6.4.
The Raiders have gone 1-1 away from home. Wright State leads the Horizon with 15.0 assists. Trey Calvin paces the Raiders with 5.2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Castaneda is scoring 18.4 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Zips. Freeman is averaging 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 57.5% for Akron.
Tim Finke averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Raiders, scoring 9.1 points while shooting 29.4% from beyond the arc. Calvin is averaging 17 points and 5.2 assists for Wright State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.