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RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky will play host to Midway on Wednesday at McBrayer Arena.
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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.
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EKU is partnering with Toys for Tots and will be accepting new toys for donation to children in need at all home games through Dec. 18.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- The Colonels are 1-0 all-time against Midway University. The lone meeting between the two teams came on Nov. 13, 2018. EKU won 107-52.Â
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-Â Lachlan Anderson came off the bench and exploded for 22 points and 14 rebounds.
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THE COLONELS
-Â Eastern Kentucky is 5-6 this season after falling to Marshall, 80-69, at home on Saturday.
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- EKU's last two opponents have combined for 40 turnovers. No. 15 USC had 18 and Marshall had 22.
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Jomaru Brown scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field against Marshall. He also tied his career-high with six steals, had three rebounds and one assist.
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-  Four Colonels rank in the top-10 in the ASUN in steals. Brown (2.11) leads the conference,
Cooper Robb (1.64) is seventh,
Michael Moreno (1.55) is ninth and
Braxton Beverly (1.50) is 10th.
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-Â The Colonels lead the ASUN and are 18th in the nation in steals (10.09/game).
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Jannson Williams is second in the ASUN in blocks (2.20/game), fourth in rebounding (6.20/game) and 12th in scoring (12.20/game).
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Devontae Blanton is third in the ASUN Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.87. He has 43 assists and 15 turnovers this season. Blanton is seventh in the ASUN Conference with 3.91 assists per game.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Midway is 6-4 this season and 1-3 in the River States Conference. The Eagles have scored 80 or more points five times this season, including beating Greenville 157-135 on Nov. 26. Â
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- As a team, Midway is averaging 87 points per game and hitting 52 percent of its shots from the field. However, the Eagles have made only 29 percent from 3-point range.
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-Â Midway opponents are averaging 82 points and shooting 45 percent from the field.
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-Â Midway is averaging 9.2 steals per game and forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest.
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- Donnie Miller leads the team with 22.2 points per game. The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard is also tied for the team lead with 3.2 assists per game. He has made 47 percent of his shots from the field.
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- Raekwon Evans is contributing 17.8 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-4 senior forward has connected on 57 percent of his shots from the field.
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