RICHMOND, Ky. – There will be plenty of three-point shots attempted Saturday night when the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team hosts Tennessee State in McBrayer Arena. The game, presented by State Farm Insurance, is slated to begin at 7 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky (11-10, 5-5 OVC) and Tennessee State are the top two three-point shooting teams in the OVC. EKU makes a league-high 8.0 three-pointers per game while Tennessee State is right behind at 7.6 threes per game. The Tigers also lead the conference in three-point shooting percentage at 38.1 percent.

Tennessee State (10-10, 7-3) was picked to finish seventh in the preseason OVC poll, but the Tigers currently sit one game behind league leader Austin Peay. TSU is coming off a tough 72-65 loss at Morehead State Thursday night where the Tigers shot a season-high 51.1 percent from the floor. Forwards Robert Covington and Kenny Moore both rank among the top-10 OVC leaders in scoring and rebounding.

EKU leads the all-time series by a count of 25-23. Tennessee State held the Colonels to a season-low 49 points in the first meeting this year.

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. Click here for live radio broadcast!

Live Stats
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Tickets
--Tickets are available by calling the EKU ticket office at 859-622-2122. The ticket box office will open at 3 p.m., one hour prior to the women’s contest. Arena doors will open at 3 p.m., as well.

Directions
--Click here for directions to Eastern Kentucky University.

Storylines
--Eastern has not finished a season with four players averaging at least 10 points per game since 2000-01. Currently, senior Spencer Perrin (12.4 ppg), senior Josh Daniel (11.5), junior Joshua Jones (10.4) and senior Justin Stommes (10.1) all average double figures.

--The Colonel starters scored all 52 points against Austin Peay Thursday evening. The last time the EKU bench did not contribute any points in a game was in a 65-63 win at Tennessee State on Jan. 24, 2008.