Cusa semi -finals preview: owls against flames around 3

By: Mark Wasisik

Friday, March 14th
Conference USA semi -finals
12:30 p.m. (ET)- #4 Seed Kennesaw State (19-13, 10-8 Cusa) against No. 1 Saatgut Liberty (26-6, 13-5 Cusa)

Location: Huntsville, ala. | Propst Arena (9,000)

TV: CBS Sports Network (John Sadak, Michael O’Donnell, Tiffany Blackmon)

Radio: KSU OWL network (Nolan Alexander, Brandon Johnson)

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Huntsville, ala. – Kennesaw State is scheduled for his first appearance in the semi-finals of the USA conference, as the fourth-male owls face the peak times on Friday. This year’s tournament will be in the provost arena in Huntsville, Ala.

A few notes
♦ KSU only 16 hours between the exciting 80-77 victory on Thursday evening about the state of New Mexico before they were in front of the flames.
♦ The teams shared the regular season, and both games were also broadcast in the CBS Sports Network, with each team winning the other.
♦ This is the third meeting in the conference tournament between the two teams. KSU fell to the top of the Liberty in Jacksonville in Jacksonville in the Atlantic Sun Tournament and two years later the Flames 67-66 reached the first conference tournament in Ken
♦ A big difference for Kennesaw State this year is his work on the defensive side. A year ago, the OWLs took 186th in the percentage defense of the field gate and 263. In a percentage defense of three points. KSU achieved a complete turnaround in 2024-25 and in the field goal defense at 41.2%took 49th place in the nation, which is also fifth in the USA.
♦ KSU beat the boards this season because the OWLs are currently ninth place in the nation in the nation at 40.6 per game, which the USA conference bounces off. They are also 20. In the rebound edge at +6.5, also the top brand in the league.
♦ The tournament of this week is a return for head coach in the second year Antoine Pettwaywho followed the 2004/05 season in the NBA G League for the flight from Huntsville after his career in Alabama.