GAME THREAD: Eastern Kentucky vs FAU - 12/22/14 @ 7:00 PM
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What: Eastern Kentucky (6-4) vs FAU (5-4)
When: Monday, Dec 22nd @ 7:00 PM
Where: FAU Arena
TV: None
Live Video: Here *FEE
Radio: ESPN 106.3 FM
Live Stats: Here
Colonels Team Site: Here
Probable Starters:
EKU
G Corey Walden 17.2 ppg
G Jaylen Babb-Harrison 9.8 ppg
G Timmy Knipp 8.9 ppg
G Ja’Mill Powell 11.2 ppg
F Eric Stutz 13.0 ppg
FAU
G Marquan Botley 12.2 ppg
G Solomon Poole 16.5 ppg
G Jackson Trapp 10.8 ppg
F Kelvin Penn 5.6 ppg
C C.J. Turman 4.8 ppg
The Series
Fist meeting.
Eastern Kentucky at a Glance
Offense - 77.5 PPG, 44.6% FG, 35.4% 3PT
Defense - 61.7 PGA, 44.5% FGA, 38.2% 3PTA
Rebounding - 31.7 PG Team, 33.0 PG Opponents
Notables
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels are second in the nation with an average of 12.3 steals per game and second in turnover margin (+11.2).
EKU shoots well from the free throw line. EKU is 10th in the nation at 76.8 percent and is in the top-100 for fewest fouls committed.
EKU averages 9.9 three’s per game, but has shot only 34 percent this season.
EKU is second in the nation in turnover margin and second in steals per game.
FAU at a Glance
Offense - 61.9 PPG, 42.3% FG, 34.1% 3PT
Defense - 59.4 PGA, 40.6% FGA, 23.9% 3PTA
Rebounding - 31.9 PG Team, 35.2 PG Opponents
Notables
Following Saturday's disappointing loss to St. Francis and the loss of big forward Justin Raffington to injury, FAU faces a red hot Eastern Kentucky team, at 6-4, following a 72-44 drubbing on No. 18 Miami. EKU used a 22-2 second half run and 18 points from Corey Walden to pace the Colonels of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Raffington's injury leaves the Owls without any big man experience.
Marquan Botley was FAU's top scorer Saturday with 12 points. Solomon Pool had 10 points, six of them in the final minute.
FAU ended a four-game win streak with the loss in Brooklyn. The Owls (5-4) had beaten in-state rivals UCF and Stetson with great defense and, in the Stetson game, a heavy dose of newcomer and Georgia Tech transfer Solomon Poole, with 23 points
FAU apparently appreciates the home cooking, The Owls are 4-0 in The Burrow, but only 1-4 away.
FAU gives up only 2.9 three-pointers per game, second in C-USA.
Opening Line
EKU -1
Owl's Nest Prediction
EKU -9
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G Marquan Botley 12.2 ppg
G Jackson Trapp 10.8 ppg
G Solomon Poole 16.5 ppg
F Kelvin Penn 5.6 ppg
C C.J. Turman 4.8 ppg
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The crowd is thin, as expected, with very few students and about one-quarter of the reserved side full.
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