RICHMOND, Ky. – Fans are encouraged to bring canned good or non-perishable food items to the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball game against Kentucky Christian University on Tuesday at McBrayer Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Those who donate will receive a voucher to a future men’s and women’s basketball game. The donations will be given to EKU’s on-campus food pantry, The Colonel Cupboard, a service of Student Life that provides emergency food boxes to currently enrolled students. Collection bins and volunteers will be on the concourse level of McBrayer Arena to help with the donations.
The live radio broadcast is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, and can be heard worldwide on EKUSports.com. A live video broadcast is available on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.
The Colonels (1-0) are coming off a season-opening 76-53 victory over Savannah State. EKU had 17 steals and SSU had 33 turnovers in the game. Eastern, which ranked second in the nation in turnover margin last season (+6.3) committed 19 fewer turnovers than the Tigers and out-scored the visitors 27-9 off turnovers.
Senior guard Corey Walden had eight steals. He also added 20 points and five assists. Newcomer Ja’Mill Powell had 14 points while fellow newcomer Denzel Richardson posted a double-double, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Eastern Kentucky enters the game with the 15th longest home court non-conference winning streak in the nation. That streak is now at 23 straight games.
Eastern leads the all-time series against Kentucky Christian 2-0.
Kentucky Christian is off to a 1-4 start to the 2014-15 season. The Knights lost their first four games before beating Bob Jones University, 74-64, on Saturday. The Knights have averaged 80 points per game, but have allowed 97.5. KCU has been out-rebounded by 10.5 rebounds per game this season.
Caleb Ford, a 6-foot-3 sophomore forward, leads the team in scoring at 24 points per game. He is 24-of-29 (83 percent) at the free throw line. Ford hit seven three-pointers and scored 37 points in a one-point loss at West Virginia Tech.
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