* Kennesaw State at UTC
* McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga
* Tonight at 7
* Radio: 96.1 FM
Kennesaw State (3-9)
Starters: Ht. Pts.
G Yonel Brown 5-9 16.3
G Kendrick Ray 6-1 15.8
G Nick Masterson 6-5 4.2
F Jordan Jones 6-8 2.5
F Bernard Morena 6-8 4.4
Key reserves:
F Aubrey Williams 6-6 8.7
F Tracy Hector 6-4 2.3
UTC (8-2)
Starters: Ht. Pts.
G Greg Pryor 6-2 10.7
G Eric Robertson 6-4 7.9
G Tre’ McLean 6-5 9.0
F Chuck Ester 6-7 6.2
C Justin Tuoyo 6-10 9.8
Key reserves:
G Johnathan Burroughs-Cook 6-2 7.7
F Duke Ethridge 6-6 8.0
Kennesaw State report
The Owls put a lot of their workload on Brown and Ray. The Mocs are very familiar with Brown, as he scored 32 points in an eight-point win over them last season. Ray is equally explosive, with a dunk over a 6-foot-10 Louisville defender Wednesday, while Williams is fourth on the team in scoring and leads the Owls in rebounding while playing about 25 minutes a game.
Key matchup
Brown was a thorn in the Mocs’ side last season, with 18 of his 32 attempts coming from the free-throw line. UTC did a good job of shuffling different defenders onto Tennessee Tech guard Torrance Rowe in Tuesday’s win, and it will be interesting to see if they employ a similar approach against the 5-9 Brown, while also paying careful attention to Ray.
– Gene Henley