KNOXVILLE, Tn- The Royals took on KCU in a road AAC back and forth battle, where they fell 78-83. 

The offensive effort was led by Coby Jones who had 31 points. Orion Mashburn and Miles Long were also in double digits with 16 and 14 points respectively. The rebounding effort was led by Elijah Mollenhauer who had 6 rebounds, while Calvin Quehl and Miles Long each had 5 rebounds.

The Royals play again on 2/3, when they travel to take on another AAC opponent in Reinhardt University.