Wednesday, January 11, 2006

KENNESAW, Ga. (Jan. 11, 2005) -- Sporting a five-game win streak, the ETSU men's basketball team will look to continue the climb up the Atlantic Sun Conference standings with a fourth-straight league Thursday night, as the Buccaneers take on Kennesaw State at 7 p.m. in the KSU Convocation Center.  

The Bucs (6-6, 3-2 A-Sun ) could pull into a tie for second place with a win over the Owls (6-8, 4-1). ETSU continues to be led by senior guard Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.), who enters the game 27 points shy of Keith "Mister" Jennings on the all-time scoring list and currently leads the A-Sun with 23 points per game.In the paint, junior forward Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.) leads the way with 7.8 rebounds a contest. 

For more on the game, click on the link above to access the pregame notebook with up-to-date statistics and more. Fans can listen to the game on any of the Mountain States Health Alliance Buccaneer Sports Network affiliates or on the Internet at ETSUBucs.com.