By: Mark Wasik
Saturday, February 24
2 p.m. – Kennesaw State (15-13, 6-8 ASUN) at Stetson (17-10, 9-4 ASUN)
Location: DeLand, Fla. | Edmunds Center
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State men's basketball, coming off a huge road win on Thursday night at FGCU, looks to make it two in a row as the Owls will take on Stetson in DeLand, Fla., in a 2 p.m. contest in a game streamed live on ESPN+.
A FEW NOTES
♦ Kennesaw State has won five straight in the all-time series against Stetson, the longest win streak in the 36-game series for the Owls.
♦ KSU won the first meeting between the two 88-70 in Kennesaw in January. Stetson has gone 9-3 since that loss to take over second place, though the Hatters did see a four-game win streak fall on Thursday in a home loss to Queens.
♦ The Owls have stepped it up on defense recently, having held two of their last three opponents in the 60s in a pair of KSU victories. This year, KSU is 13-1 when holding teams under 80 points, and 2-12 when allowing their opponent to score 80 or more.
♦ A win for the Owls would clinch a spot in next month's Atlantic Sun Tournament, as KSU comes into the game with a 6-8 league record, tied for seventh place with Central Arkansas. The Owls have the potential to finish as high as sixth place if they finish the season with wins at both Stetson and Queens (March 1).
♦ Under first-year head coach
Antoine Pettway, the Owls are playing at the fourth-fastest pace in the nation (according to KenPom). In addition, KSU also ranks sixth in the NCAA in fastbreak points (15.8 ppg), 11th in three-point field goal attempts per game (28.9) and 19th in scoring per game (83.1 ppg). Senior guard
Terrell Burden meanwhile is 11th in the nation in assists per game (6.4).
