Horizon League watch guide Dec. 2-7

Feast Week is officially behind us, and for the Horizon League, that means it’s time for some early-season conference matchups. As it currently stands, just two teams in the conference have winning records, with Northern Kentucky at 6-2 and Robert Morris at 5-3.

Through November, however, the League has faced plenty of uphill battles with buy games against high majors and other road games against quality mid-major programs. As many teams look to find their footing, a week of early-conference play is an opportunity for teams to see where they stand before wrapping up non-conference action.

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Below are some of the key games to watch for an early idea of league hierarchy. Note that there are no games on Monday, Tuesday or Friday this week:

Wright State (4-4) at Youngstown State (4-4), Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN+

For Youngstown State, the season opened in encouraging fashion. The Penguins played well on the road in a loss against Pittsburgh and then won at Grand Canyon, a place where road teams don’t usually enjoy playing. Then faced with the tall task of playing at St. Bonaventure, Ethan Faulkner’s team fell 84-80, starting a three-game slide. The second loss in the stretch was at Toledo, which isn’t necessarily a bad loss, but in an opportunity to get right in the Jacksonville Classic, Youngstown State blew an 18-point halftime lead and lost to then 0-5 UNC Greensboro. Now, the Penguins have won two straight and have an opportunity to open conference play at home, looking to get back to the level they played at to start the year, looking like the team to beat in the league.

Wright State, while having the same record as Youngstown State, hasn’t had a standout win in the young season. The Raiders are led in scoring by a freshman but have seen contributions from across the board with 10 players averaging at least five points per game. After quietly playing some good basketball to start the season, Wright State has the opportunity to make a…

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