Wright State plays Purdue Fort Wayne after Holden's 24-point performance

Published Jan. 30, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (11-9, 6-5 Horizon) at Wright State Raiders (11-10, 8-4 Horizon)

Fairborn, Ohio; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST

LINE: Wright State -5; over/under is 149

BOTTOM LINE: Wright State plays the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons after Tanner Holden scored 24 points in Wright State's 71-67 loss to the Cleveland State Vikings.

The Raiders have gone 6-2 in home games. Wright State has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Mastodons are 6-5 in conference matchups. Purdue Fort Wayne has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Raiders won 86-73 in the last matchup on Dec. 3. Holden led the Raiders with 22 points, and Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons with 24 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Holden is averaging 20.8 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Raiders. Grant Basile is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games for Wright State.

Godfrey is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Mastodons. Jalon Pipkins is averaging 12.0 points and 3.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Purdue Fort Wayne.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raiders: 7-3, averaging 77.6 points, 32.7 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.7 points per game.

Mastodons: 6-4, averaging 71.1 points, 25.3 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points.

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