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GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Due to Eastern Kentucky University hosting the All "A" Classic boys and girls basketball tournaments this week, the EKU men's and women's basketball teams will play Tennessee Tech on Saturday at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym at Georgetown College.Â
The women's game tips at 4:30 p.m. The men's contest is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Both games will air live on ESPN+.
A FREE shuttle will depart from the EKU Fitness and Wellness Center at 3:30 p.m. and will return to campus after the completion of the men's game.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
-Â TTU leads the all-time series 66-28.
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-Â EKU won both contests last year.
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-Â Eastern has won the last three meetings between the two teams.
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THE COLONELS
-  Eastern Kentucky lost against Jacksonville State, 53-44, Thursday in Berea. Â
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Shay Solomon led the way with 12 points and seven rebounds.
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Catie Kaifes did a little bit of everything with four points, 12 rebounds, three assists and a career-high four blocks. Â Â Â Â
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Abby Wright leads the way offensively for the Colonels, averaging a team-best 11.9 points per game.
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- Â EKU had seven players score against the Gamecocks.
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-Â The Colonels are knocking down six 3-pointers a game. Â
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-Â Tennessee Tech lost at Morehead State, 77-56, Thursday night. Â Â Â
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-Â The Golden Eagles are led by Jordan Brock, who is averaging a team-best 14.3 points per game.
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-Â Nine players contributed points against Morehead State.
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- Â TTU ranks 11th in the country in free throws made.
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- Â The Golden Eagles rank 50th in the country in blocked shots.
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- Â Tech is averaging 71.6 points per game on the year.
UP NEXTÂ
Eastern Kentucky hits the road to Illinois to take on Eastern Illinois on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET.
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WHAT TO KNOW
- Senior
Nick Mayo led all players with 22 points in EKU's 88-70 win over first-place Jacksonville State on Thursday. Mayo ranks second in the OVC and 14th in the country in scoring at 23.1 points-per-game.Â
- Junior
Kelvin Robinson scored a career-high 17 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals vs. JSU. Robinson now has 21 assists and only one turnover in EKU's last four games.Â
- Freshman
Tre King recorded his first career double-double vs. JSU (11 points, game-high 12 rebounds).Â
- EKU ranks second in the country in steals/game (11.0), fourth in turnovers forced/game (19.2) and 15th in turnover margin (+4.2). The Colonels lead the OVC in all three categories.Â
- Eastern ranks ninth in the country in scoring offense (86.0 points-per-game).Â
- EKU has won seven straight home games.Â
- EKU's three-game win streak is its longest OVC win streak since the 2014-15 season.Â
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Tennessee Tech (6-14, 2-5 OVC) has lost four straight games.Â
- The Golden Eagles are led by Jr. Clay, who comes in averaging 13.0 points-per-game.Â
- This will be the 137th all-time meeting between original OVC members EKU and Tennessee Tech. The Colonels lead the series, 74-62; however, the Golden Eagles swept both matchups last season.Â
UP NEXTÂ
EKU hits the road next weekend to face Eastern Illinois (Jan. 31) and SIUE (Feb. 2).
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