JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team has a chance to earn its first four game winning streak of the year Saturday afternoon at Jacksonville State. Tip time is set for 5 p.m. ET.

The Colonels (14-9, 7-5 OVC) have won seven of nine games overall following an 80-73 win at Tennessee Tech Thursday night. EKU made 12-of-24 (50 percent) three-pointers at Tech, equaling their best three-point shooting effort of the season. Junior Josh Taylor equaled his season high by netting four trifectas.

Jacksonville State (10-11, 4-8) is coming off a 57-52 win over conference leader Morehead State Thursday night. Jonathan Toles gave the Gamecocks the lead for good thanks to a three-point play with 42 seconds left. Toles finished with 13 points and six assists while DeAndre Bray added a career-high 18 points. Three players average double figures for the Gamecocks led by Jeremy Bynum’s team-high 13.0 ppg. JSU averages an OVC-best 15.7 assists per game.

Eastern is 6-0 all-time against Jacksonville State at home, but just 1-5 in Pete Mathews Coliseum. The Colonels’ lone win in Jacksonville was a 72-71 victory on Feb. 16, 2006.

Following the Jacksonville State game, Eastern Kentucky returns home for a four-game home stand beginning Thursday, Feb. 12, with a nationally televised ESPNU game against Southeast Missouri.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
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Television
--None

Video Streaming
--Saturday’s game can be seen on the web as part of OVCSports.tv. The cost is $5.95. Click here for live video stream!

Live Audio
-- Saturday’s game can be heard locally on WCYO 100.7 FM and WEKU 88.9 FM. Click here for live radio broadcast!

Live Stats
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Storylines
--Senior Mike Rose, who currently sits with 1,619 career points, needs 17 points to move up to third on the EKU all-time scoring list. Rose netted 6-of-8 (75 percent) three-point attempts at Tennessee Tech and moved up to eighth spot on the OVC top-10 career three-pointers list with 248 trifectas.

--The Colonels made a season-high 20 free throws in the first meeting with Jacksonville State. EKU missed a season-high 12 free throws in its most recent game at Tennessee Tech. Freshman Jorge Camacho was 9-for-10 (90 percent) at the charity stripe while the rest of the team was 9-of-20 (45 percent).