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Men's Basketball Faces High Point on the Road on Saturday

11/30/2018 9:08:00 PM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team is on the road Saturday to face High Point. Tip from the Millis Center is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.
 
The game will air live on ESPN+.  The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
 WHAT TO KNOW

- Senior Nick Mayo played in his 100th career game on Wednesday at No. 6 Tennessee. He had 23 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. 

- Mayo is nine points away from moving past Mike Rose to No. 2 on EKU's all-time scoring list (1,763). 

- Mayo went 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Tennessee, and is now 52-of-55 from the stripe this season (95%). 

- Freshman Jomaru Brown came off the bench to post 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and a career-high six steals at Tennessee. 

- Brown's six steals are the second most by an OVC player in a game this season. Brown currently ranks fourth in the OVC in steals/game (1.9). 

- EKU had a season-best 13 steals at Tennessee on Wednesday. The Colonels currently rank 13th in the country in steals/game (9.6). 

- Junior Dujuanta Weaver is four assists away from 100 for his career. 

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

- Tubby Smith's High Point squad (3-4) beat East Carolina on the road, 55-52, on November 24 before falling at the Citadel, 112-87, on Monday. 

- Jahaad Proctor paces the Panthers at 20.3 points-per-game on the year.

- This will be the sixth all-time meeting between EKU and High Point. The Colonels lead the series, 4-1. In their last meeting, EKU beat High Point by one, 66-65, at McBrayer Arena on March 20, 2015 in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). 

UP NEXT
 
EKU returns home to host USC Upstate on Wednesday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
 
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