RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will play its final non-conference game of the regular season on Wednesday at home against Chicago State.
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Valentine's Day at the Arena will feature a special Valentine's Day "Date Night Bundle." For $50, fans can get two chairback seats, access for two to the hospitality room and two drink vouchers for beer, wine or spirits. Tickets can be purchased at EKUSports.com/DateNight or by
clicking here. EKU men's basketball Valentine's Day cards will be given away while supplies last.
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The game will begin at 7 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+. Â The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, or worldwide on EKUSports.com.
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THE COLONELS
- EKU (13-11, 9-2 ASUN) suffered an 87-79 loss at Stetson on Saturday. The Colonels are in first place in the Atlantic Sun Conference with five league games remaining.
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Isaiah Cozart leads the ASUN in rebounding (9.70), offensive rebounding (4.04), field goal percentage (64.6 percent) and blocks (3.87). He is second in defensive rebounds (5.65), 10th in scoring (15.43) and 12th in minutes played (30.90). The senior center had 18 points, six rebounds and four blocks in Saturday's game at Stetson.
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- In their last three games, the Colonels are shooting 51 percent (33-for-65) from 3-point range. EKU shot over 50 percent from deep in two of those three games and 48 percent in the other.
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Leland Walker set career-highs for field goals (11) and 3-point field goals (4) at Stetson. He finished with 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Chicago State sits at 11-17 overall this season. The Cougars have two wins this season over Stetson, and a victory over Northwestern (75-73). CSU lost at South Carolina State, 78-55, on Saturday.  Â
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- Wesley Cardet Jr., a 6-foot-6 junior guard, leads the team in scoring at 18.1 points per game. He has made 44 percent of his shots from the field and a team-best 40 three-pointers.
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- Jahsean Corbett, a 6-foot-7 junior guard, averages a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game while scoring 15 points per contest. He had 20 points and three rebounds at South Carolina State.
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- Chicago State forces its opponents into 15 turnovers per game. The Cougars give it away 13.7 times per game.
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INSIDE THE MATCH-UP
- Â EKU is shooting 46 percent from the field and Chicago State allows its opponents to shoot 46 percent from the field.
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-  EKU averages 81.8 points per game. Chicago State scores just 68.1 points per contest. The Cougars have held their opponents to 69.6 points per game.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- EKU leads the all-time series 4-0. The two teams played a home-and-home series during the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and again in 2008-09 and 2009-10.
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- In the most recent meeting, EKU used a 17-0 run at the end of the first half to surge past Chicago State, 74-50, on Jan. 19, 2010 in Richmond. Justin Stommes led EKU with 16 points.  Papa Oppong and Josh Taylor contributed 15 points apiece thanks to shooting a combined 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from 3-point range. Christian Wall paced Chicago State with 13 points while Carl Montgomery chipped in with 10.
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