By: Mark Wasik
Wednesday, January 28
7 p.m. – Kennesaw State (12-8, 4-5 CUSA) vs Western Kentucky (11-9, 4-5 CUSA)
Location: Kennesaw, Ga. | VyStar Arena (3,805)
TV: ESPN+ (Nolan Alexander, Brandon Johnson, Lexi Bowden)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Game Notes: KSU | WKU
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State men's basketball is back home for a pair of games in VyStar Arena, starting with Wednesday night's contest against Western Kentucky. The contest will tip off at 7 p.m., and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
A FEW NOTES
♦ After playing six of its first nine Conference USA games on the road, the Owls are happy to be home. Kennesaw State has been dominate in its home arena, with an 8-1 mark this season while the Owls have lost just nine total games over the past four years at VyStar Arena.
♦ The Owls are coming off a three-game road swing in which it claimed a 15-point road win at Western Kentucky on Jan. 17, before dropping a pair of close six-point losses at Sam Houston (Jan. 21) and Louisiana Tech (Jan. 23).
♦ WKU meanwhile has dropped three straight and has won just twice on the road this season (2-4). The Hilltoppers were hurt in their last game by the absence of their top two scorers in Teagan Moore (17.2 ppg) and Armelo Boone (11.8 ppg) due to injury, they are both questionable for Wednesday's contest.
♦ The Owls are scoring at high rate this season, currently 18th in the nation at 87.8 points per game, which easily leads Conference USA.
♦ KSU is having another strong year in the boards as well, ranking second in the nation in total rebounds per game (44.1 rpg) and 21st in rebound margin (+8.1) in the nation.
♦ The current Kennesaw State starting lineup is an oddity in today's college basketball world, as there is not a single senior or transfer player in the starting five, the only team in CUSA with such a lineup. KSU will start a pair of first-year players, two sophomores, and a junior, all recruited to the Black and Gold as freshmen.
