Tuesday, March 1
ASUN Tournament First Round
7:00 p.m. – Kennesaw State (12-17, 7-9 ASUN) vs. Eastern Kentucky (13-17, 5-11 ASUN)
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | Convocation Center (4,600)
TV: ESPN+ (Nolan Alexander, Terrance Hill)
Radio: None
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
 
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KENNESAW, Ga. – For the first-time ever, Kennesaw State is hosting an ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Tournament game as the Owls, fourth-seed in the East, welcome the West fifth seed Eastern Kentucky to the Convocation Center for Tuesday's first round contest. The game tips off at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Nolan Alexander and Terrance Hill on the call.
 
Tickets are on sale now for this historic game for the Owl program. General admission tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for all youth (ages 3-17. The first 500 KSU students will receive free admission at the entrance with a valid student ID at the ticket window, $5 after the first 500. The doors will open one hour before the 7 p.m. tip.

The tournament starts with the first round on Tuesday with four first-round games, while the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. The winner of the KSU-EKU game will move onto Thursday's quarterfinal contest at No. 1 West seed Jacksonville State. The semifinals are set for Saturday, March 5, and the championship game will be played on Monday, March 8.
 
A FEW NOTES
♦ The last time a postseason men's basketball game was played in the city of Kennesaw was in 2004, when the Owls hosted the 2004 NCAA Division II Southwest Regional. KSU won all three games in that regional on the way to its NCAA championship title run.
♦ This is the just the fifth meeting all-time between the schools, and EKU leads the all-time series 4-0, which includes the earlier meeting this season, which saw the two teams play a triple-overtime thriller before EKU escaped with an 82-81 victory thanks to a free throw in the final seconds.
♦ Tuesday is the second time this season the teams will play after the Owls faced Liberty. KSU is coming off a heartbreaking loss in which it held a 2-point lead with seven seconds left at the league leaders before falling 100-93 in overtime on the road.
♦ The Owls have already claimed the most wins (12) and the most ASUN victories in a season (seven) since the 2016-17 season (14-18, 7-7 ASUN).
♦ The returning experience from last season is paying off on the offensive side for KSU, as the Owls' 74.2 ppg average is just behind the current school record of 75.0 ppg, set in the 2016-17 season.

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