RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will head back out on the road to face East Tennessee State on Friday night at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tennessee. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
WHAT TO KNOW
Live Stats I Live Video (ESPN3) I Live Audio I Game Notes I Live Tweets - EKU improved to 7-0 at home with an 80-73 win over Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night at McBrayer Arena.
- Senior
Jarelle Reischel led the Colonels on Tuesday with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.
- Freshman
Nick Mayo scored 18 points and recorded career-highs in rebounds (6), assists (3) and steals (3) vs. FAU.
- EKU blocked a season-high seven shots vs. FAU.
- Reischel ranks in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (1st / 19.0 points-per-game), rebounding (4th / 8.1 rebounds-per-game), assists (7th / 3.8 assists-per-game), steals (1st / 2.2 steals-per-game), free throw percentage (6th / 82.7) and three-point field goal percentage (3rd / 50.0).
- Reischel (6th / 228 points) and junior
JaVontae Hawkins (17th / 209 points) are the only teammates in the country both ranked in the top-20 in the NCAA in total points scored.
- EKU ranks in the top-15 in the country in scoring offense (15th / 86.1 points-per-game), three-point field goal percentage (13th / 42.4), assists (10th / 208) and steals (9th / 97).
- This will be the 51st all-time meeting between EKU and former OVC member ETSU. The Colonels lead the all-time series, 28-22, but the Buccaneers beat Eastern, 63-60, last year in Richmond. Junior
Jaylen Babb-Harrison had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in that game.
- ETSU (4-5, 0-0 SoCon) won at Georgia Tech earlier in the year, but fell to UNC Asheville, 84-64, on Tuesday night.
- The Bucs are led by Lexington native Ge'Lawn Guyn, who is averaging 17.0 points-per-game.
UP NEXT Following Friday night's showdown in Johnson City, the Colonels return to action Monday night versus No. 20 West Virginia in Morgantown. That game will air on ESPNU.
