FAIRBORN, Ohio - Junior Sean Craig tallied a career-high 26 points and graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas added 22 but it wasn't enough as the IU Indianapolis men's basketball team fell on the road at Wright State on Saturday night (Feb. 8), 91-73. Brandon Noel led four Wright State (13-13, 7-8 HL) players in double-digits with 26 points and 16 rebounds and Keaton Norris added 17 points, seven assists and six rebounds. 

Wright State shot 63 percent for the game and outscored the Jaguars 40-20 in the paint en route to the win while the Jaguars were held under 40 percent from the field. 

The Raiders took control early, going ahead 23-11 on a Norris three midway through the first half, prompting a second early Jaguar timeout. Alec Millender and Craig fired back with back-to-back treys, but the Raiders repeatedly went to the interior well to offset the IU Indy perimeter game. 

Defensively, the Jaguars offered little resistance in the first half as the Raiders built a 51-30 lead by the break. The Raiders shot a red hot 64 percent from the floor, including 6-of-9 from long range. In addition, the hosts outrebounded the Jaguars 22-8 in the first half and outscored IU Indy in the paint, 22-10. The lead grew as large as 25 early in the second half before the Jags spent the remainder of the night trying to chip away against the bigger Raiders. 

IU Indy got as close as 13 down the stretch, thanks to Zilinskas and Craig. 

The Jaguars made 11-of-30 (36.7 percent) from three, but left 10 points at the foul line, going just 16-of-26 (61.5 percent) for the game, including eight misses after halftime. IU Indy committed just seven turnovers and outscored the Raiders 13-7 in points off turnovers. 

Freshman DeSean Goode closed with five points and 12 rebounds and Jarvis Walker added nine points. Millender finished with six points and six assists while Keenan Garner added five points and five rebounds off the bench. 

Solomon Callaghan and Jack Doumbia each scored 12 points for the Raiders and both Alex Huibregtse and Logan Woods tallied nine each on three treys apiece. WSU ended the game at 9-of-15 (60 percent) from three-point range. 

The Jaguars will return home to host Oakland University on Wednesday night (Feb. 12) at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.