Thursday's game is Military Appreciation Night at McBrayer Arena! All current and past military members may receive one FREE ticket to the game, while their guest may receive unlimited $5 tickets at the ticket window. Call the EKU Ticket Office at (859) 622-2122 for more information.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team will host OVC East rival Tennessee State on Thursday night at McBrayer Arena. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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- EKU (8-10, 1-2 OVC) split a pair of home OVC games last week. The Colonels rolled past SIUE, 78-61, on Thursday night, before falling to Eastern Illinois, 74-60, on Saturday afternoon.
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Asante Gist was voted OVC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time on Monday. The point guard from East Orange, New Jersey averaged 22.5 points-per-game and 4.5 assists-per-game last week.
- Gist ranks in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (10th / 14.8 points-per-game) and assists (eighth / 4.0 assists-per-game). He leads all freshmen in the league in both categories.
- Freshman
DeAndre Dishman recorded career-highs in rebounds (nine) and steals (two) versus Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
- Sophomore
Nick Mayo has scored in double figures every game this season. He leads EKU and ranks fifth in the OVC in scoring (17.5 points-per-game). He also ranks 41st on EKU's all-time scoring list (765 points) ... just 49 games into his career.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Tennessee State (11-5, 2-1 OVC) won both of its conference games last week, defeating Southeast Missouri, 65-62, on Thursday before beating UT Martin, 76-65, on Saturday in Nashville.
- Senior guard Tahjere McCall was voted the OVC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 23 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals-per-game in the two wins.
- McCall leads TSU in scoring this season at 14.3 points-per-game.
- This is the 59th all-time meeting between EKU and Tennessee State. EKU leads the series, 33-25. The Colonels have won five of their last six games over the Tigers.
- EKU has won seven of its last eight over Tennessee State at McBrayer Arena. The Colonels' lone loss during that span was the most recent - Feb. 13, 2016. A 79-78 heartbreaker.
UP NEXT
EKU returns to action on Saturday when the Colonels host Belmont at McBrayer Arena at 7:00 p.m.
