FGCU/KSU PREVIEW

Kennesaw, GA- FGCU (7-19, 4-7) heads on the road looking to snap a 3 game losing streak vs Kennesaw State (1-22, 0-10) Thursday night from the KSU Convocation Center.

Overview:

KSU heads into this game losers of 14 games straight. The Owls are winless in conference play and played Lipscomb competitive last Saturday night only losing by 6 points. Coach Abdur-Rahim is trying to get the best out of his team even though most of the games this season have not been competitive.

FGCU defeated KSU on 1/16 at Alico Arena 73-51 in a game which the Owls could only score 7 points in the 1st half of the game. The 7 points allowed in a half was an FGCU record. The Owls shot 4% from the field (1/25) and 14% from beyond the arc (1/7) in the 1st half. The game looked so much closer than it truly was as Coach Fly let his reserves get minutes down the stretch in the game.

Stats:

KSU averages 56.3 points per game. The Owls shoot 35% from the field, and 24% from beyond the arc. KSU averages 33.4 team rebounds per game. The Owls dish out 7.9 assists per game and on the defensive end of the ball average 5.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.

Players To Watch For:

R-SR 5’10 G Tyler Hooker 14.0 ppg

R-FR 6’4 G Jamie Lewis 10.4 ppg

SO 6’6 F Ugo Ubineke 9.4 ppg

Possible Starting Lineup (FGCU):

G-Caleb Catto

G-Jalen Warren

G-Zach Scott

F-Tracy Hector Jr

C-Justus Rainwater

Possible Starting Lineup (KSU):

G-Tyler Hooker

G-Jamie Lewis

F-Bryson Lockley

F-Ugo Ubineke

F-Antonio Spencer

Prediction:

FGCU 67 KSU 58

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