RICHMOND, Ky. – The last spot remaining in next week’s OVC tournament is up for grabs Saturday night when the Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball team hosts Eastern Illinois. The game is scheduled to tip at 7 p.m.

Seven teams have already punched their ticket to Nashville for the league tournament. Eastern Kentucky and Eastern Illinois are the two teams vying for that coveted final ticket. An EKU win or SIUE win over Morehead State would put the Colonels in the league tourney. An Eastern Illinois win plus a Morehead State win over SIUE would give the Panthers the No. 8 seed. EKU has qualified for nine consecutive OVC tournaments.

Three EKU (15-15, 6-9 OVC) seniors will be playing their final regular season game Saturday – Jeff Allgood, Jaron Jones and Joshua Jones. Joshua Jones will be playing in his 124th game as a Colonel

Eastern Illinois (12-16, 5-10) had won three straight league games until Morehead State snapped that streak with a 75-39 win Thursday night. The Panthers are led by senior guard Jeremy Granger, who averages 15.6 ppg and 3.1 apg. Granger scored a team-best 12 points in the first meeting against the Colonels on Feb. 2.

Eastern Kentucky is 19-13 all-time against Eastern Illinois and 11-3 versus the Panthers under head coach Jeff Neubauer. EKU has won nine straight meetings versus Eastern Illinois in McBrayer Arena.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Game Notes
--Click here for game notes!

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!  WCYO is now streaming on most mobile devices. Download the TuneIn Radio app, available for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm and Windows Phone.

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
--Senior Jaron Jones recorded EKU’s first double-double of the season Thursday with 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. The 14 rebounds are the most by an EKU player this year.

--EKU shot a season-low 30.4 percent (21-of-69) from the field Thursday night against SIUE.