KENNESAW STATE AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY
GAME 18 | JANUARY 14 | 7 P.M. ET
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KENTUCKY | THE BANK OF KENTUCKY CENTER
 
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TALKING POINTS
» The Kennesaw State men's basketball team hits the road once again and travels to Northern Kentucky to take on the Norse on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
» Junior shooting guard Nigel Pruitt caught fire against USC Upstate and scored a career high 32 points in the losing effort against the Spartans. The Atlantic Sun rewarded Pruitt for his strong outing by naming him Player of the Week. This is the second week in a row that the Owls have claimed the award.
 
THE COMPETITION
Northern Kentucky                   
Northern Kentucky is 6-10 on the season and 0-1 in the Atlantic Sun after dropping their opening conference game to Lipscomb 80-61. Taylor Persons is the team leader on the offensive end, leading the team in points and assists. He also leads the team in minutes. Dave Bezold is the head coach for the Norse and he is in his 11th season.
 
All-Time Record: 1-3
Last Meeting: W, 69-67
 
Last Time Out
Nigel Pruitt got off to a hot start on the road in conference play pouring in 32 points for the Kennesaw State men's basketball team, but USC Upstate held on for a 68-65 victory.
 
» NEWS AND NOTES
This Week in KSU Men's Basketball     
»    The Owls have one more game on the road against Northern Kentucky before heading home for a three game home stand. The game against the Norse is Wednesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
»    After playing the Norse, the Owls will be back in the Convocation Center prepared to play the Lipscomb Bisons on Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.
 
KSU as a Team                                                  
»    The five wins that KSU had in non-conference play is the most the Owls have had going into conference play since the team had five in 2009-10. During that season, two of those five wins came against non-division I schools. This season the Owls only have one win against a non-division opponent so far this season.
»    The winning recipe for the Owls this season has been to outrebound its opponents and to take a lead into halftime. KSU is 4-0 when it outrebounds its opponents and is 4-2 when it has a lead at halftime.
»    With three guards on the floor, KSU plays with a fast pace and has made the 53rd most threes in the nation making 123 on the season.
»    The Owls currently lead the A-Sun in free throw percentage at .714. The team has shot at least 70 percent in eight of the past 12 games.
 
KSU Individually                                              
» Junior Nigel Pruitt claimed the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week award after scoring 32 points against USC Upstate in the conference opener. This is the second week in a row that the Owls have won the award.
» When Pruitt gets going he scores in bunches. There have been three games so far this season he has led KSU on runs that went at least 9-0. Against UMBC and USC Upstate, Pruitt guided the Owls on 9-0 runs and against Youngstown State he scored 14 straight points for the Owls.
»    Since Damien Wilson has returned to action four games ago, he has been a force on the defensive and offensive end. Offensively, he has set a new career high in scoring in three of those games and posted his first career double-double against Illinois.
»    Yonel Brown's consistent scoring has him fourth in the league averaging 14.8 points per game. He has scored in double figures for the Owls in 14 of the 17 games and has been the leading scorer in eight of those. As well as being towards the top of the league rankings, Brown leads KSU in points scored as well as assists on the season with 55.
»    Brown also leads the A-Sun in free throw shooting making 88.0 percent of his free throws as well as in minutes played averaging 36.8 per contest.
 
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