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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – For the first time this season, EKU will take to the road when the Colonels play at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday.
 
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and 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.

INSIDE THE SERIES
-  This is the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
 
-  Saturday's game will mark the Colonels first trip to Wisconsin since playing at No. 4 Wisconsin on Dec. 14, 2013. 
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky is off to a 2-0 start after dispatching Ohio Valley, 103-74, on Thursday.
 
-  Senior Russhard Cruickshank will be returning to his hometown of Milwaukee.
 
-  Tariq Balogun's seven blocks against Ohio Valley tied the program record set by Eric Stutz against Southeast Missouri on Feb. 2, 2013.
 
-  Seven players scored in double figures for Eastern Kentucky against OVU.
 
-  Jomaru Brown played in his first game since Dec. 12, 2021 and had five steals to go along with 12 points against Ohio Valley.
 
-  Eastern Kentucky had 18 steals and forced 29 turnovers.  The Colonels out-scored the Fighting Scots 40-12 off turnovers.
 
-  The Colonels hit 14 three-pointers in the season-opener against Georgetown.  EKU knocked down 14 more in game two against OVU.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Milwaukee is 1-0 this season after opening 2021-22 with a 75-60 victory at North Dakota on Tuesday.   
 
-  Freshman Patrick Baldwin Jr. led the Panthers with 21 points against North Dakota.  He made 6-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-7 from 3-point range.  Baldwin was 7-of-8 at the free throw line, grabbed 10 rebounds and had an assist.
 
-  DeAndre Gholston added 14 points and six boards.
 
-  Milwaukee shot 43 percent from the field and 40 percent (6-of-15) from 3-point land.  The Panthers had two fewer turnovers than North Dakota, but were out-rebounded by eight.
 
-  The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Baldwin was a five-star recruit and the top ranked shooting forward in the country for the class of 2021.  He chose to play for his father, Pat Baldwin, at Milwaukee.
 
-  Gholston is a 6-foot-5 junior guard.  He led the team in scoring at 16.8 points per game last season.