RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will go on the road to face Northern Kentucky on Sunday evening in Highland Heights. Tipoff from BB&T Arena is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET.
 
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- EKU (4-5) led Oregon State, 35-31, at halftime on Tuesday in Corvallis; however, the Beavers rallied in the second half to down the Colonels, 74-62. Junior Nick Mayo and sophomore Asante Gist paced Eastern with 15 points apiece.
 
- Mayo currently ranks second in the OVC in scoring (18.1 points-per-game), fifth in rebounding (8.4 rebounds-per-game), eighth in field goal percentage (55.8%), seventh in free throw percentage (86.4%), second in three-point field goal percentage (56.3%), 13th in assists (2.9 assists-per-game) and second in blocks (2.0 blocks-per-game).
 
- Dedric Boyd ranks 16th among all freshmen in the country in total points (141).
 
- EKU leads the OVC and ranks 26th in the country in free throw percentage (77.2%).
 
- EKU and NKU recruit in-state more than any other Division-I universities in Kentucky. Both teams have eight players on their rosters who played high school basketball in Kentucky.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
- This is the eighth all-time meeting between EKU and NKU, but the first since 1992. The Colonels lead the series against the Norse, 5-2, and won the last meeting between the schools, 81-71, on Dec. 2, 1992 in Richmond.
 
- NKU (6-3) had won two straight before falling at East Tennessee State, 84-71, on Wednesday night in Johnson City.
 
- Drew McDonald and Lavone Holland II lead a balanced NKU scoring attacked at 14.4 points-per-game.
 
UP NEXT
 
Sunday's game is the second in a stretch during which EKU plays six of seven games on the road. The Colonels are at Charleston Southern next Friday, December 15, at 7:30 p.m. ET.