KENNESAW STATE AT FLORIDA GULF COAST
GAME 28 | FEBRUARY 19 | 7 P.M. ET
FORT MYERS, FLA. | ALICO ARENA

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TALKING POINTS
» The Kennesaw State men's basketball team hits the road once again and heads to Florida Gulf Coast for a matchup on Thursday, February 19 at 7 p.m. in Alico Arena on ESPN3.
» The Owls have gone 3-2 in their last five games. In those three wins, junior Yonel Brown has averaged 23.7 points per game to lead KSU. Brown has been a force on the offensive end all season as he averages 15.9 per game.
 
THE COMPETITION
FLORIDA GULF COAST               
Florida Gulf Coast is 19-7 on the season and 9-1 in the A-Sun. They are currently the leader in the A-Sun standings.Their one loss is to North Florida, who is one game behind them in the standings.
 
The Eagles are led by seniors Brett Comer and Bernard Thompson. Comer currently leads all active players in the country in assists with 739.
 
FGCU is coached by Joe Dooley.
 
All-Time Record: 6-9
Last Meeting: L, 54-48
 
» NEWS AND NOTES
This Week in KSU Men's Basketball          
»   Kennesaw State travels to South Florida this week as the team prepares to take on Florida Gulf Coast and Stetson. When both of these teams visited KSU, the Owls got a split on the weekend beating Stetson on Thursday, January 22 and losing to FGCU by six on the following Saturday.
 
KSU as a Team                                               
»   After winning three of its last five games, Kennesaw State notched nine wins on the season. That is the most wins since the 2009-10 team that had 13.
»   KSU is 6-7 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 one game remaining on its home floor.
»   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 out rebounded Jacksonville 44-27 Thursday night in the 78-65 victory. This season the Owls are 7-2 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 15.9 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 17 games and in 22 of the 27 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.
» Along with scoring in bunches, Pruitt played one of the best all-around games of his career against North Florida. He notched his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He also had two assists and one steal.
 
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