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Western Carolina Catamounts at Wright State Raiders

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
0-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 96
Wright State Raiders
1-0, 1-0 Home

Wampler, Love pace Wright State to 96-73 win in opener

The Raiders, who gained the NCAA Tournament last season, are preseason favorites to win the Horizon League, returning five of their top seven scorers. The 6-foot-9 Love, Horizon Freshman of the Year last season, made 7 of 9 from the field with seven rebounds in 20 minutes on the court. Wampler drained 5 of 9 3-point shots on the way to his 26 points in 25 minutes.

Skyelar Potter added 16 points with three 3-pointers. Wright State played everyone on the bench and held a 38-16 edge in points off the bench.

Carlos Dotson led the Catamounts with 17 points and six rebounds while Matt Halvorsen added 16 points and three assists, D.J. Myers 11 points and Kameron Gibson 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 96
2nd 0:27 D.J. Myers made Layup. 73 - 96
2nd 0:34 Marcus Thomas Steal. 71 - 96
2nd 0:37 Skyelar Potter Turnover. 71 - 96
2nd 0:50 D.J. Myers made Free Throw. 71 - 96

Statistics

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27-63 FG 32-58
43 Field Goal % 55
8-24 3PT 12-26
33 Three Point % 46
11-20 FT 20-28
55 Free Throw % 71
34 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 7
24 Defensive Rebounds 30
9 Assists 19
9 Steals 9
0 Blocks 1
16 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 19
4 Fast Break Points 2
30 Points in Paint 34
21 Fouls 20
0 Largest Lead 33

Game Information

Venue: Nutter Center

Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 3,292 | Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
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