RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University men's and women's basketball teams will open Ohio Valley Conference play by hosting Tennessee Tech in a doubleheader on Thursday at McBrayer Arena.

The women tip at 5 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m.
 
Both games will stream live on ESPN+. 

Women's Preview

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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Tennessee Tech leads the all-time series between the two teams, 68-28.
 
- Tech has won the last two games in the series.
 
THE COLONELS
-  Eastern is 6-5 after falling to IUPUI, 72-42, Dec. 20 in Indianapolis.
 
-  Samari Mowbray led the way for the Colonels posting a team-high 10 points.  
 
-  I'Liyah Green has been dominate around the rim ranking 40th in the country in blocked shots per game and 54th in the country in blocked shots. Green has posted five straight games with two or more blocks.   
 
-  Qay Stanton posted six points, six rebounds and four assists against the Jaguars. Stanton has team-high 40 assists on the year.   
 
-  Stanton ranks fourth in the conference with 3.6 assists per game.
 
-  Three Colonels rank fourth in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Tennessee Tech comes into the weekend at 7-4, after knocking off Tennessee Wesleyan Sunday in Cookeville.
 
-  The Golden Eagles are led by Kesha Brady who is averaging a team-best 15.8 points per game on the year. Brady ranks fifth in the conference in scoring.  
 
-  Maaliya Owens was named OVC Co-Freshman of the Week after posting 16 points in 20 minutes in Tech's win over Tennessee Wesleyan.
 
-  Tennessee Tech ranks third in the conference in scoring, averaging 72.4 points per game.   
 
-  The Golden Eagles rank first in the conference in field goal percentage.
 
UP NEXT
Eastern Kentucky continues its home stand when the Colonels take on Jacksonville State on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.


Men's Preview

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WHAT TO KNOW
 
Sophomore Tre King recorded his first double-double of the season at East Carolina on December 28, scoring a career-high 18 points (all in the first half) and matching his career high with 12 rebounds.
 
Sophomore Jomaru Brown connected on a career-high 12 free throws at East Carolina (12-of-14) and finished with a game-high 25 points.
 
Junior JacQuess Hobbs did not score at East Carolina but dished out a season-best six assists. Hobbs is currently looking at a 2.0 assist/turnover ratio (36/18).
 
Freshman Michael Moreno made his second career start at East Carolina and responded with 11 points and six rebounds. Moreno leads all OVC freshmen in offensive rebounding (2.2 offensive rebounds-per-game).
 
EKU (3-10) ranks fourth in the country in steals-per-game (10.6). Five Colonels rank in the top-15 in the OVC in that category - Hobbs (4^th / 1.9), Russhard Cruickshank (7^th / 1.7), Brown (9^th / 1.6), King (14^th / 1.2) and Ty Taylor (14^th / 1.2).
 
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
 
Tennessee Tech (3-10) has dropped four straight, including an 80-63 loss at Ole Miss on December 29.
 
The Golden Eagles are led by Jr. Clay, who comes in averaging 10.4 points-per-game.
 
This is the 139th all-time meeting between EKU and Tennessee Tech. Eastern leads the series, 75-63.
 
The Colonels and Golden Eagles split last season's matchups. TTU won (in Georgetown, Ky.), 91-85, on January 26. EKU escaped from Cookeville with a 67-66 victory on February 21.
 
 
UP NEXT
 
EKU stays at home to host Jacksonville State on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.