Southern (3-6) vs. Wright State (7-3)
Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Southern and Wright State look to bounce back from losses. Both teams are coming off of losses this past weekend. Wright State lost 84-77 in overtime at home to Indiana State on Saturday, while Southern came up short in a 72-57 game at Akron on Sunday.
TALE OF TWO ROSTERS: Southern has been fueled by senior leadership while Wright State has leaned on freshmen this year. For the Jaguars, seniors Micah Bradford, Amel Kuljuhovic and Lamarcus Lee have combined to score 30 percent of the team's points this season, including 42 percent of all Jaguars points over their last five. In the other locker room, freshmen Bill Wampler, Grant Basile and Tanner Holden have collectively scored 41 percent of Wright State's points this season, including 44 percent of the team's points over its last five games.MIGHTY MICAH: Bradford has connected on 34.9 percent of the 43 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 12 of 31 over his last five games. He's also converted 90.9 percent of his free throws this season.
WINLESS WHEN: Southern is 0-5 when scoring fewer than 65 points and 3-1 when scoring at least 65.
STREAK STATS: Southern has lost its last six road games, scoring 61.8 points, while allowing 78.8 per game.
DID YOU KNOW: Wright State is rated second among Horizon teams with an average of 79.4 points per game.
