CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern men's basketball hits the road for the fifth time this season to take on Kennesaw State. The Owls stand as the second opponent from the Peach State the Bucs have seen this year. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m., Sunday, November 28 at the KSU Convention Center.
Game Details
Sunday, November 28
Charleston Southern (2-4) at Kennesaw State (2-4)
4 p.m. * Kennesaw, Georgia * KSU Convention Center (4,600) *
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Tale of Two Seasons
Charleston Southern is now 0-4 on the road, with all four losses coming to Power 5 schools including a Southeastern Conference school in the form of Ole Miss and three Atlantic Coast Conference Schools in Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Clemson. The Bucs are averaging just 64 points in those contests.
One the flip side, The Bucs are 2-0 in front of their home fans at the Buc Dome with two convincing wins over Johnson & Wales and Bob Jones. CSU is averaging 118.5 points per game in those two wins. Charleston Southern has also accumulated double-digit steals in those two contests.
A Closer Look
Three different Bucs are coming into Sunday's game averaging double-digit points. Junior transfer
Tahlik Chavez is leading the way with a clip of 12.3, while freshman
Kalib Clinton and senior
Deontaye Buskey add 10.7 and 10.2, respectively.
Sean Price has been filling the stat sheet in his senior campaign for the Bucs, averaging 7.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and leads the team in assists with 16. Eight different CSU players have started a game in the early going, with Chavez and Buskey being the only two to start every game. Price has missed one game due to injury, but has started every game he has appeared in.
Scouting Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State has five different players that come into the ballgame averaging double-digit points per game, led by Chris Youngblood. Two of the five in double figures come off the bench in Kasen Jennings and Jamir Moultrie.
The Owls are averaging just under 76 points per game while allowing only 73 and are shooting 44% from the field. On the flip side, opponents are shooting 45% from the field including a 32% clip form three. Kennesaw State is chasing down two more rebounds than opponents per game but are averaging one fewer assist than their opponent.
Series Breakdown
Sunday's contest will stand as the first in the series between Charleston Southern and Kennesaw State.
Charleston Southern's Next Five Games
- December 2 vs Jacksonville
- December 5 at Tarleton State
- December 16 vs Tennessee State
- December 20 vs Manhattan (The Citadel Classic)
- December 21 vs South Carolina State (The Citadel Classic)
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