Nov. 27, 2004

Box Score

* Sophomore forward Florentino Valencia led the Rockets offensively for a second straight game with 17 points. He was 8-for-10 from the field with his field goals a career high. Valencia leads the Rockets with 17.5 ppg and 6.5 rpg.

* Sophomore guard Keonta Howell equaled his career high with eight points (all in the first half) in a career-high 22 minutes. He also notched a career best with four field goals.

* Junior forward Anton Currie was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range en route to an 11-point, six-rebound performance. In two games at the Nutter Center, Currie is shooting 10-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 from three-point range while averaging 13.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg.

* The Rockets' bench has outscored its opposition by a 71-26 margin in its first two games including a 38-11 margin in today's contest.

* The Rockets' three-game winning streak vs. Wright State was snapped with the defeat dropping Head Coach Stan Joplin's career record to 3-1 vs. the Raiders and 10-4 vs. the Horizon League.