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12/30 03:43 CST Tennessee State faces Tennessee Tech following Harper's
23-point performance
Tennessee State faces Tennessee Tech following Harper's 23-point performance
By The Associated Press
Tennessee State Tigers (7-5, 1-1 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (6-7, 1-1
OVC)
Cookeville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -2.5; over/under is 151.5
BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State faces Tennessee Tech after Travis Harper II scored
23 points in Tennessee State's 91-82 loss to the Southeast Missouri State
Redhawks.
The Golden Eagles have gone 4-2 at home. Tennessee Tech averages 79.7 points
and has outscored opponents by 1.5 points per game.
The Tigers are 1-1 in OVC play. Tennessee State is sixth in the OVC allowing
76.1 points while holding opponents to 45.0% shooting.
Tennessee Tech's average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just
0.9 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Tennessee State allows.
Tennessee State has shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 1.1
percentage points above the 43.0% shooting opponents of Tennessee Tech have
averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dani Pounds is scoring 12.5 points per game with 4.8 rebounds
and 0.8 assists for the Golden Eagles. Mekhi Cameron is averaging 11.6 points
and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 42.5% over the last 10 games.
Aaron Nkrumah is scoring 17.0 points per game with 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists
for the Tigers. Harper is averaging 15.9 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting
47.0% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 5-5, averaging 78.3 points, 31.5 rebounds, 14.3
assists, 8.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 80.7 points per game.
Tigers: 6-4, averaging 77.5 points, 33.2 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 10.2 steals
and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
