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Tennessee State men’s basketball goes for the season sweep of Morehead State on Valentine’s Day Saturday. The Tigers enter on a three-game winning streak, while Morehead State comes in following a win over UT Martin last week.
The Matchup:
Tennessee State (17-8, 11-4) vs. Morehead State (14-12, 10-5)
Date/Time: Saturday, February 14 at 2:30 PM CT
Location: Morehead, Ky. | Ellis T. Johnson Arena
TV: ESPN+
SERIES INFORMATION VS. MOREHEAD STATE: Morehead State leads the all-time series 49-40.
TSU ON TOP: TSU is back atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings in February, tied for first — the program’s first February league lead in more than 30 years. The last time TSU held a February first-place spot was mid-February of the 1994-95 season, when that squad went on to finish as co-OVC regular-season champions. The program’s only outright OVC regular-season title came in 1992-93, when the Tigers also won the conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BY THE NUMBERS:
3: TSU finished with 3 blocks as a team.
5: The Tigers made 5 three-pointers.
6: Aaron Nkrumah had 17 points and grabbed six rebounds
6: Tennessee State totaled 6 steals with three players — Travis Harper II, Aaron Nkrumahand Jalen Pitre each with two.
7: Jalen Pitre had nine points and pulled down seven rebounds.
7: There were 7 lead changes in the game.
11: Tennessee State scored 11 fast-break points.
11: The TSU bench contributed 11 points.
14: Dante Harris scored 14 points on 5-12 shooting.
17: Tennessee State collected 17 offensive rebounds.
19: The Tigers scored 19 second-chance points.
22: Travis Harper II led the team with 22 points, seven rebonds and two steals while shooting 9-10 from the free throw line.
40: The Tigers outrebounded Southern Indiana 40-36.
44: TSU scored 44 second-half points in the comeback effort.
86: TSU shot 85.7% from the free throw line (24-28).
