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Posted: 1:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

Preview: Wright State vs. Cincinnati

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By David Jablonski

Staff Writer

FAIRBORN —

Who:Wright State (8-3) at No. 11 Cincinnati (11-0)

When: 4 p.m. Saturday

Where: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati

Radio: 100.3

TV: Fox Sports Ohio

Probable Wright State starters

  • Matt Vest, 6-5, Jr., G, 7.6
  • Kendall Griffin, 6-4, So., G, 5.5
  • Tavares Sledge, 6-9, So., F, 3.4
  • Reggie Arceneaux, 5-9, So, G, 9.7
  • Cole Darling, 6-8, Jr., F, 12.9

Probable Cincinnati starters

  • Justin Jackson, 6-8, Jr., F, 4.7
  • Cheikh Mbodj, 6-10, Sr., C, 5.4
  • Cashmere Wright, 6-0, Sr., G, 14.9
  • Sean Kilpatrick, 6-4, Jr., G, 19.8
  • JaQuon Parker, 6-3, Sr., G, 10.7

About Wright State:

The Raiders have played and lost to the Bearcats eight times: four times between 1973 and 1976, once in 1997 and 2001 and twice in the last two years. Except for the 77-69 loss in 2010, all those defeats have been by at least 18 points. … Coach Billy Donlon said forward AJ Pacher would not play in this game as he continues to recover from a foot injury. … After scoring 21 points against Miami, Miles Dixon is now the Raiders’ second-leading scorer with 10.8 points per game. … The Raiders have six players averaging between 3 and 5 rebounds.

About Cincinnati:

Titus Rubles, a 6-7 junior forward, is averaging 7 points and 6 rebounds. He played last season with Wright State’s Miles Dixon at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. … Kilpatrick took 42 percent of the team’s shots in Wednesday’s 60-45 victory over Xavier. He scored 25 points on 10-of-27 shooting. As a team, the Bearcats made 5-of-24 3-pointers (a season-worst 21 percent). … UC has scored fewer than 60 points only once this season, in a 58-56 victory over Alabama. Wright State has scored below 60 five times. … The Bearcats finished 26-11 last season and lost in the Sweet 16 to Ohio State. … Head coach Mick Cronin is in his seventh season.

Donlon on Cincinnati:

“They press you multiple ways. They run and jump. They zone press you. They deny everywhere. They take you out of your offense completely. You’ve got to be willing to go make plays. At the offensive end, you’ve got to keep them off the glass. They’re one of the top 10 rebounding teams in the country.”

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