Tennessee State Hoops preview: Men’s Basketball takes on Oakwood

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OPENING TIP: Tennessee State returns to Gentry Center on Tuesday night to host Oakwood University following a hard-fought 87-75 loss at Belmont on Saturday. The Tigers (1-1) will look to bounce back against the Ambassadors, who compete in the HBCU Athletic Conference — the same league as local foe Fisk. Oakwood recently faced another Division I opponent in Jacksonville State.

The Matchup: 
Tennessee State (1-1) vs. Oakwood (1-4)
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 PM
Location: NASHVILLE | Gentry Center 
TV: ESPN+

SERIES INFORMATION VS OAKWOOD: Tuesday marks the first all-time meeting between TSU and Oakwood.

BELMONT BY THE NUMBERS:

3: Three Tigers — Harris (21), London (14), and Nkrumah (14) — finished in double figures.

9: Tennessee State forced nine steals, with five different players recording at least one.

11Jalen Pitre pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with 8 points for his first double-digit rebounding effort of the season.

16: The Tigers recorded 16 second-chance points, capitalizing on 19 offensive rebounds.

21Dante Harris led all scorers with 21 points, marking his second straight game in double figures.

79: The Tigers’ 79 points marked their highest scoring output through the first two games of the season.

85: TSU was efficient from the free throw line, hitting 85 percent (17-of-20) for the game.

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