Kennesaw State Owls (8-12, 3-6 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (15-6, 6-3 CUSA)
Bowling Green, Kentucky; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky hosts Kennesaw State aiming to prolong its three-game home winning streak.
The Hilltoppers have gone 8-2 at home. Western Kentucky is fourth in the CUSA with 31.6 points per game in the paint led by Acacia Hayes averaging 10.0.
The Owls have gone 3-6 against CUSA opponents. Kennesaw State averages 17.0 turnovers per game and is 5-4 when winning the turnover battle.
Western Kentucky scores 72.7 points, 8.7 more per game than the 64.0 Kennesaw State gives up. Kennesaw State averages 63.5 points per game, equal to what Western Kentucky allows to opponents.
The Hilltoppers and Owls face off Thursday for the first time in CUSA play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexis Mead is averaging 13.1 points, four assists and 2.5 steals for the Hilltoppers. Destiny Salary is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games.
Prencis Harden is scoring 16.1 points per game with 11.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Owls. Keiara Griffin is averaging 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 49.4% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hilltoppers: 6-4, averaging 67.6 points, 26.9 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 10.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.2 points per game.
Owls: 3-7, averaging 63.5 points, 32.5 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 37.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
