KENNESAW STATE AT TENNESSEE STATE
GAME 15 | DECEMBER 31 | 3 P.M. ET
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | GENTRY CENTER

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TALKING POINTS
» The Owls travel to Nashville, Tennessee to take on the Tennessee State Tigers on New Years Eve at 3 p.m. ET.
» Facing Tennessee State on the road gives the Owls a chance to get its second non-conference win on the road. The win at Youngstown State was their sixth non-conference road win since making the jump to NCAA Division I. KSU has beaten Chattanooga twice, South Carolina State in 2012-13, Colgate in 2008-09 and Gardner Webb in 2007-08.
 
THE COMPETITION
Tennessee State                          
At 2-12 on the season, Tennessee State hasn't won since beating Fisk 75-60 on November 20. During the 11 game losing skid, the Tigers have failed to reach 60 points. Jay Harris is the leader on the offensive end and Demontez Loman is the leader on the defensive end. Dana Ford is in his first season as head coach at Tennessee State.
 
 
All-Time Record: 0-0
Last Meeting: First Meeting
 
Last time out
Kennesaw State was in Champaign, Illinois and lost to the Fighting Illini 93-45. Damien Wilson collected his first double-double as an Owl having 10 points and 11 rebounds.
 
» NEWS AND NOTES
This Week in KSU Men's Basketball     
»    The Kennesaw State men's basketball team travels to Nashville, Tennessee to play Tennessee State on New Years Eve at 3 p.m. ET.
»    Earlier in the week, the Owls played against Illinois in the State Farm Center and lost 93-45.
 
KSU as a Team                                                  
»    The win at Youngstown State was the team's sixth non-conference road win since making the jump to NCAA Division I. KSU has beaten Chattanooga twice, South Carolina State in 2012-13, Colgate in 2008-09 and Gardner Webb in 2007-08.         
»    The Owls are 4-2 when the team has the lead or was tied at halftime. The two losses came against UMBC and Elon.
»    Defensively, the Owls have been tough to score on in the paint all season. KSU is 36th in the country and leads the A-Sun in blocks with 60 on the season averaging 4.6 per game.
»    Kennesaw State gets up and down the floor and with three guards on the floor shoots its threes. The team has hoisted the 17th most threes in the nation firing 305 on the season and making 97 of them, which is 50th in the nation.
»    The Owls currently lead the A-Sun in free throw percentage at .700. The team has shot at least 70 percent in seven of the past nine games.
 
KSU Individually                                              
»    Damien Wilson came off the bench against Illinois and provided a spark of energy for the Owls. He finished the game with his first double-double in a Kennesaw State uniform scoring 10 points and having 11 rebounds with six of those coming on the offensive end.
»    Senior Delbert Love has played the most minutes ever in a Kennesaw State basketball uniform. In his career he has played in 3,465 minutes. He has played in the fourth most games ever at 104.
»    Nigel Pruitt set a new career high with 29 points at Youngstown State hitting six threes to tie a Kennesaw State record. At one point in the first half he scored 14 straight points for the Owls. In the next game against UMBC, Pruitt picked the Owls up on the offensive end again, scoring 11 straight points at one point in the first half. Earlier in the season, Pruitt earned 2K Classic All-Tournament Team honors after going off for 20 points against North Dakota State followed by 11 against Alcorn State.
»    Yonel Brown leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per game. He has scored in double figures for the Owls in 11 of the 14 games and has been the leading scorer in six of those.
»    With Brown making 87.5 percent of his free throws he leads the A-Sun in that category as well as in minutes played averaging 36.8 per contest.
 
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