By: Mark Wasik
Sunday, January 4
2 p.m. – Kennesaw State (8-5, 0-2 CUSA) at Delaware (4-9, 0-2 CUSA)
Location: Newark, Del. | Bob Carpenter Center (5,000)
TV: ESPN+ (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State men's basketball concludes its four-game swing away from home with Sunday's 2 p.m. CUSA contest against Delaware in Newark. The game will be steamed live on ESPN+.
A FEW NOTES
♦ Sunday's game also marks the first-ever meeting between the Owls and new league member Delaware.
♦ KSU is also looking to snap a three-game losing streak, which included a one-point loss at Middle Tennessee and an 11-point loss to 16th-ranked Alabama in the week before Christmas, along with Friday night's 81-73 setback at preseason favorites Liberty. In that game, KSU trailed by 17 points in the first half before using an 18-2 run to close within one and make it a tight battle for the final minutes of the contest.
♦ Owl senior guard Simeon Cottle scored 22 points in the loss to Liberty, which moves him into fifth place all-time at KSU in career scoring with 1,461 points.
♦ The Owls are scoring at high rate, currently 13th in the nation at 91.8 points per game, which easily leads Conference USA.
♦ It's also been a strong year defensively for the Owls as well, currently 10th in the nation in field goal defense at 37.2%. The school record for best field goal defense in a season was set a year ago, as the 2024-25 squad limited teams to 41.4% from the floor.
♦ KSU is having another strong year in the boards as well, ranking second in the nation in total rebounds per game (47.2 rpg) and eighth in rebound margin (+11.7) in the nation.
♦ Delaware meanwhile is struggling on the boards in the 2025-26 season, ranking 311th in the nation in rebound margin at -2.9.
