KENNESAW STATE VS NORTH FLORIDA
GAME 27 | FEBRUARY 14 | 2 P.M. ET
KENNESAW, GA | CONVOCATION CENTER

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TALKING POINTS
» The Kennesaw State men's basketball team looks to make it four wins in five games against the North Florida Ospreys on Saturday, February 14 at 2 p.m.
» The Owls come into the Saturday contest winning three of their last four games. In those three games, junior Yonel Brown has averaged 23.7 points per game to lead KSU in the wins. Brown has been a force on the offensive end all season as he averages 16.3 per game.
 
THE COMPETITION
NORTH FLORIDA                            
North Florida comes into Kennesaw with a 15-11 record and a 7-2 record in the A-Sun. Both of their losses have come to USC Upstate.
 
Dallas Moore is fourth in the league in scoring averaging 15.4 points per game.
 
North Florida is also a great rebounding team having three of the top five spots in the A-Sun rankings.
 
Matthew Driscoll is in his sixth season with the Ospreys.
 
All-Time Record: 16-19
Last Meeting: L, 86-67
 
» NEWS AND NOTES
This Week in KSU Men's Basketball     
»    After beating the Dolphins 78-65, the Owls look to have a 3-1 home stand hosting North Florida on Saturday, February 14. The game will be televised on ESPN3.
 
Promotions
»    For our game on February 14, fans can get an early jump on Valentine's Day while coming out and supporting the Owls. For just $25, fans will get two tickets, one KSU Teddy Bear and a $20 gift certificate to Ted's Montana Grill.
 
KSU as a Team                                                  
»    After winning three of its last four games, Kennesaw State notched nine wins on the season. That is the most wins since the 2009-10 team that had 13.
»    KSU is 6-6 on its home court this season. That is the most wins that the Owls have had at home since the 2010-11 team had six. The team has two games remaining on its home floor.
»    After defeating Jacksonville in the friendly confines of the Convocation Center, the Owls swept the Dolphins for the first time ever. Earlier in the season, KSU beat JU on the road 51-50.
»    With the A-Sun road win against Jacksonville, the Owls claimed their first conference victory of the year on the road. It is the second road win in conference play for the Owls in four years and both have been under head coach Jimmy Lallathin's watch. The first road victory came last year, when the team beat Stetson 67-63.
»    The Owls are currently second in the A-Sun in free throw percentage at .717. More importantly, the team makes them when they count the most in the final four minutes of the game. In the Owls nine wins, the team has sank free throws at a 81.9 percent clip going 59 of 72 from the line.
»    KSU outrebounded Jacksonville 44-27 Thursday night in the 78-65 victory. This season the Owls are 7-1 when they outrebound their opponents.
 
KSU Individually                                              
»    Yonel Brown set a new Kennesaw State record in the game against Jacksonville by hitting seven three pointers. The previous record of six had been tied three times by Nigel Pruitt this season. Brown got hot in the second half going 5 for 5 from behind the arc to help guide the Owls to the 13 point victory.
»    This season, the Owls have had three players win A-Sun Weekly Awards. The first two were won by Brown and Nigel Pruitt, who each won Player of the Week and the third was when Damien Wilson was named Newcomer of the Week. Before those three weekly awards, the Owls hadn't won any since the 2012-13 season.
» Brown's consistent scoring has him third in the league averaging 16.3 points per game. In the owls nine wins, Brown has led the Owls averaging 20.7 points per game on the offensive end. He has scored in double figures in 15 of 16 games and in 22 of the 26 games for the Owls this season.
»    Lallathin always says that Pruitt can be an x-factor if he wants to be with the way he can score. There have been three games this season he has led KSU on runs that went at least 9-0.
» In both games against Jacksonville this season, Bernard Morena has given the Owls a post presence. In the first game, he notched his first career double-double and scored all 12 of his points in the second half. In the second go around against the Dolphins, Morena got the start and came up big once again finishing with eight points and six rebounds.
 
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