FAIRBORN — When leading scorer Michael Cooper was sitting out four straight games and most of a fifth, Wright State did something only those around the program with a Pollyannish outlook could have seen coming. It kept winning. Bolting to the top of the Horizon League standings — and winning three of those five games on the road — meant the Raiders had become legit title contenders for the first time in four years. Cooper, averaging 15.4 points and a team-high 28.9 minutes, recovered enough from a sprained ligament in his right thumb to score 14 points against Cleveland State on Wednesday. But instead of giving his team a boost, the Raiders took a step back in an 85-79 loss....
