Marietta, GA - The Knights were back on the court on Thursday, February 13th as they hit the road for a matchup against the Running Eagles of Life University. The two teams battled earlier in the season with the Running Eagles coming out on top.

Thursday night's game was another battle as both teams wanted to get the key win. The Knights grabbed the early lead but the Running Eagles kept the game close with both teams trading the lead. Both teams held a five point lead in the first half with the Knights holding a two point lead at halftime. The Knights came out in the second half ready to put the game away as they pulled ahead by 10 points with 15:10 remaining in the game. The lead quickly evaporated and the Running Eagles had a seven point lead with 9:40 remaining in the game. A seven point run by the Knights tied the game at 70-70 but the Running Eagles regrouped to pull ahead by seven points again late in the half. The Knights battled back to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, both teams struggled offensively as each team made only one shot and the game went into a second overtime period. The Knights pulled ahead by six points but a scoreless drought over the final 2:31 allowed the Running Eagles to come back and take the lead with the Knights losing 98-97. Nick Cham led the Knights with 21 points while five other Knights reached double digits.

The Knights will regroup and look to get back in the win column on Saturday, February 15th as they travel to West Point, Georgia to take on the Skyhawks of Point University. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 PM EST.