{"id":28503,"date":"2014-03-10T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=28503"},"modified":"2014-03-10T15:43:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T19:43:10","slug":"raiders-to-play-for-horizon-league-title-ncaa-tournament-automatic-bid-tuesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/03\/10\/raiders-to-play-for-horizon-league-title-ncaa-tournament-automatic-bid-tuesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s basketball to play for Horizon League title, NCAA tournament automatic bid Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senior forward Cole Darling led Wright State with 21 points, including a perfect 10 for 10 at the free throw line against Cleveland State in the Horizon League semi-finals.<\/p><\/div>\n

For the second year in a row, the Raiders will play for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

The Wright State men\u2019s basketball team (20\u201313) will face #5 seed Milwaukee, a 73-66 overtime winner over #1 seed Green Bay, in the Horizon League championship game on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at the Wright State University Nutter Center.<\/p>\n

The game will be televised live on ESPN with the winner punching their ticket to the \u201cDance\u201d\u2014the 2014 NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

The Raiders advanced to the league finals after winning both of their Horizon League Tournament games last week.<\/p>\n

Friday, the Raiders defeated Oakland 73\u201351 in the second round. Miles Dixon scored a season-high 20 points to lead the Raiders to victory.\u00a0Wright State then beat Cleveland State 68-63 in the semifinals on Saturday. Cole Darling led Wright State with 21 points, including a perfect 10 for 10 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n

The Raiders are 1\u20131 against the Milwaukee Panthers this season, having won the first meeting 73\u201357 at home before losing the second 68-64 on the road.<\/p>\n

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Wright State junior point guard Kim Demmings leads the Horizon League in scoring average with 22.8 points a game and was the second fastest-player in Wright State women's history to surpass the 1,000-point career.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State women’s basketball (23\u20138, 12\u20134) opens Horizon League Tournament play on Wednesday, March 12, as the #2 seeded Raiders host #7 seed Milwaukee (8\u201321, 4\u201312) at 7 p.m. The Raiders are 2\u20130 against the Panthers this season.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s basketball team finished the regular season by winning both of its games last week. On Wednesday, the Raiders defeated Youngstown State 85\u201370 to clinch the #2 seed in this week\u2019s Horizon League Tournament. Four Wright State starters scored in double figures as Kim Demmings had 22 points, eight rebounds and six steals.<\/p>\n

Saturday on senior night, Wright State beat Valparaiso 101\u201380. KC Elkins finished with 37 points, including a school-record 10 threes on 14 attempts. Elkins also had four assists and four steals. The 37 points are the most by a Horizon League player in a game this season.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Horizon League Tournament games are on sale now to the general public through\u00a0wsuraiders.com<\/a>. Ticket holders for the men’s game can also use their ticket to go to the women’s game for free.<\/p>\n

Season-ticket holders received an email from Wright State Athletics Sunday morning on how to claim their seats via MY WSU AccountManager.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets will be sold starting Monday at the Nutter Center Box Office and through TicketMaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $13 and $10 for season ticket holders and $10 for groups of 20 or more.<\/p>\n

Wright State students will each receive one free ticket at Gate 9 under the normal ticket distribution prior to the game.<\/p>\n

Email raidertix@wright.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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