Fans, take advantage of EKU's Black Friday special of $5 tickets for Saturday's game! Purchase your tickets HERE, or contact the ticket office at (859) 622-2122!RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will look to make it five wins in a row when the Colonels host Southern Utah on Saturday at McBrayer Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
WHAT TO KNOW
Live Stats I Live Video I Live Audio I Game Notes I Live Tweets - Saturday is the final game of a five-game homestand for the Colonels. EKU will play its next four and six of its next seven games on the road.
- McBrayer Arena has been good to Eastern in the early going. The Colonels are 5-0 and averaging 100 points-per-game so far this season at home.
- EKU crossed the century mark for the third time in six games on Wednesday, defeating Thomas More College, 101-67.
- Freshman
Nick Mayo scored a career-high 21 points on Wednesday, all in the first half.
- Senior
Jarelle Reischel just missed the first triple-double in EKU history against Thomas More, recording 16 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and five steals.
- Freshman guard
Dujuanta Weaver came off the bench to notch a career-high nine assists on Wednesday.
- Southern Utah fell to 0-4 after an 80-66 home loss to Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday.
- The Thunderbirds are led by Travon Langston (13.8 points-per-game) and James McGee (10.5 points-per-game).
- This is the second all-time meeting between EKU and Big Sky Conference member Southern Utah. The Colonels and Thunderbirds clashed last November in Cedar City, Utah. Eastern won, 73-64, behind 33 points from
Corey Walden.
UP NEXT Following Saturday afternoon's game, EKU will travel south to Bowling Green to face Western Kentucky on Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m.
