KENNESAW STATE VS LIPSCOMB
GAME 19 | JANUARY 17 | 2 P.M. ET
KENNESAW, GA. | CONVOCATION CENTER

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TALKING POINTS
» The Kennesaw State men's basketball team begins its three game home stand against the Lipscomb Bisons. Tip is at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 17.
» 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
Lipscomb                                       
Lipscomb is 8-9 on the season and is off to a 2-0 start in A-Sun play defeating Nothern Kentucky and USC Upstate at home. The Bisons are 1-8 away from home with four of those coming against Vanderbilt, Texas, Missouri and Colorado. Lipscomb is led by Josh Williams, who has had a double-double in 18 of the past 19 games.
 
All-Time Record: 3-12
Last Meeting: L, 76-73
 
Last time out
A career high in points by Damien Wilson wasn't enough for the Owls as Northern Kentucky topped Kennesaw State 76-72 at The Bank of Kentucky Center on Wednesday night.
 
» 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 and begin a three game home stand with the Lipscomb Bisons on Saturday, January 17 at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.

Promotions
» The game against Lipscomb is Youth Day! Anna and Elsa from Frozen will be at the game as well as Jake the Pirate and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.The first 100 kids will receive a pillow pet and the first 150 kids can register for the Fifth Third Bank nickel pickup at halftime. Del Taco is the official sponsor for the game.

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 131 on the season. Nigel Pruitt takes the most three pointers and is currently second in the A-Sun in three's made with 42.
»    The Owls currently lead the A-Sun in free throw percentage at .715. 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, he has been a force on the defensive and offensive end. He posted 22 points on the road against Northern Kentucky besting his previous career high of 12. Wilson has set a new career high in scoring in four of the past five games.
» 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 15 of the 18 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.

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