Saturday, February 20
7:05 p.m. – Kennesaw State vs. Florida Gulf Coast (ESPN3)
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THE ALL-TIME SERIES VERSUS FLORIDA GULF COAST
The Owls are 6-11 all time against Florida Gulf Coast and the Eagles have won the last nine games between the two teams. Last season in Fort Myers, the game came down to the final possession, but Gulf Coast ended up getting the victory 54-53.
 
Post Play Stepping Up
WIth the team winning three straight A-Sun games and four of five games, Aubrey Williams and Bernard Morena have really stepped up. Williams has scored in double figures in all four of the wins and Morena has scored in double figures in two of them.
 
On the defensive end of the floor, the Owls have outrebounded their opponents in three of those four wins by five rebounds. Against Stetson, the team pulled down nine more rebounds than the Hatters. That is the biggest rebound margin in A-Sun play and second biggest margin for the Owls this season.
 
Owls Win Three Straight
With the win against Stetson, Kennesaw State has won three straight against A-Sun opponents for the first time since the 2009-10 team won six conference games in a row.
 
Two Guards Lead the Way
Kendrick Ray and Yonel Brown are the highest scoring tandem in the A-Sun and they didn't disappoint against North Florida and Jacksonville. Ray led all scorers with 25 points against UNF and Brown finished with 22 points to combine for 47 in the game. Then, against Jacksonville Brown led the team with 27 and Ray chipped in with 24. It is the ninth time this season that the two have combined for at least 40 points and it was the fifth time they've combined for 50 points.
 
Overall, Brown is second in the conference averaging 19.2 points per game and Ray is third averaging 18.4. In conference play, the two have stepped it up even more as they are one and three in the standings as Brown averages 21.5 points per game and Ray averages 20.3 points per game.
 
Offense Clicking in Conference Play
Since A-Sun play started, Kennesaw State has increased its conference scoring the most compared to its season average. After a 92 point performance against Stetson, the team averages 72.8 points per game for the season and is averaging 80.4 points per game in conference play.
 
During the three game win streak, KSU has been scoring at a historic clip as they have poured in 283 points over averaging 94.4 points per game.
 
Balanced Scoring Attack
When Kennesaw State has won this season, they have had multiple players chipping in on the offensive end of the floor. In seven of the 10 wins this season, the team has had at least four scorers in double figures and in two of those games, there were five in double figures.
 
.500 Record in the A-Sun
KSU currently has a 6-6 record in Atlantic Sun play with two games remaining in the regular season. The Owls haven't been .500 in league play since the first two seasons the team played in Division I. During the 2005-06 season the team finished 10-10 in the A-Sun and during the 2006-07 season, the team had a 9-9 conference record.
 
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