| GAME 23 - TENNESSEE TECH |
| Date/Time |
Saturday, January 28 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Location |
Cookeville, Tenn. |
| Arena |
Eblen Center |
| Records |
Little Rock (6-16, 2-7Â OVC)
Tennessee Tech (10-12, 6-3 OVC) |
| Watch |
ESPN+ |
| Listen |
106.7 FM The Buz2 |
| Live Stats |
StatBroadcast |
| Notes |
Little Rock | Tennessee Tech |
LITTLE ROCK - Little Rock continues its challenging three-game road trip, heading south to Cookeville, Tennessee, to take on Tennessee Tech in the Eblen Center for the first time Saturday. Opening tip is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will stream live on ESPN+. Trojan Hall of Famer Ray Tucker will handle the radio call on 106.7 FM The Buz2, getting underway at approxmately 3:15 p.m.
GAME STORYLINES
• Little Rock and Tennessee Tech meet for the second time in program history, and the second time in nine days, as the Golden Eagles defeated the Trojans 77-75 at the Jack Stephens Center on January 19.
• Five Trojans scored in double figures in the first meeting with the Golden Eagles on January 19, led by 16 points from
DeAntoni Gordon and 11 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists from
CJ White as Little Rock rallied from a 12-point second half deficit.
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Myron Gardner enters Saturday's game among the top-30 nationally in four statistical categories. Gardner is tied for seventh in the nation with an OVC-best 11 double-doubles as Little Rock leads the conference with 15 total double-doubles this season.
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Isaiah Palermo enters Saturday's game having made 19-straight free throws, dating back to January 7. After beginning the year 2-for-9, Palermo has made 23-of-27 (85.2%), including 19-of-22 (86.4%) in OVC play, ranking sixth in conference games.
• Three different Trojans reached double figures against Morehead State Thursday as 10 different Trojans have combined for 76 double figure games this year.
Myron Gardner leads the way with 18, followed by
DeAntoni Gordon's 15.
• Saturday's game marks the fourth of five games the Trojans will play in the state of Tennessee this season. It marks the state with the most games played outside of Arkansas this season and the most in the Volunteer State in program history.
NEWS AND NOTES
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
2022-23: 10-12 overall, 6-3 Ohio Valley Conference
Last Three Games: W vs. SIU Edwardsville (80-68), L at Southeast Missouri (84-77, 2OT), W at Little Rock (77-75)
Head Coach: John Pelphrey (Kentucky, 1992). Fourth season at TTU (35-78), 13th season overall (184-204)
Key Players:
• #2 Jaylen Sebree (Gr., F): 13.5 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 45.7 FG%
• #13 Jayvis Harvey (Jr., G): 12.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 48.5 3FG%
• #5 Brett Thompson (Jr., G): 10.6 ppg, 2.8 apg, 45.6 3FG%
• #0 Ty Perry (Gr., G): 10.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 40.1 FG%
• #12 Erik Oliver (Jr., G): 7.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 42.0 FG%
LAST WE MET
Little Rock rallied from a 12-point second half deficit to get to within one in the waning seconds, but the rally attempt came up just short as the Trojans fell to Tennessee Tech 77-75 at the Jack Stephens Center on January 19. The Trojans tied a season-high with five players finishing in double figures, led by
CJ White nearly notching a triple-double with 11 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and tying a career-high with eight assists.
LAST TIME OUT
Little Rock once again staged a late half rally, erasing a 10-point second half deficit to tie the game against Morehead State with two minutes to play. But the Trojans once again couldn't get over the hump, falling to the Eagles 76-72 at Johnson Arena Thursday. The loss came despite strong performances from
DeAntoni Gordon,
Isaiah Palermo and
Myron Gardner as the trio combined for 49 of the Trojans' 72 points on the night.
MR. DO IT ALL
Myron Gardner continues to pace Little Rock this season, leading the Ohio Valley Conference with his 11th double-double of the year at Morehead State Thursday. Gardner enters Saturday's game leading Little Rock in scoring (13.3 ppg), rebounding (9.3 rpg), assists (3.6 apg), steals (1.5 spg) and minutes (30.9 mpg), leading the team in three point (38.6%) and third in qualifying free throw percentage (76.0%). Gardner is among the top-30 nationally in four statistical categories, includng sitting tied for seventh in double-doubles (11) and 17th in defensive rebounds per game (7.05).
PROVIDING CONSISTENCY
DeAntoni Gordon remains a consistent presence in his second season in Little Rock, ranking second on the team in scoring (11.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg), sitting third in field goal percentage (50.2%) and second in qualifying free throw percentage (76.7%). Gordon has reached double figures in 15 games this season with three double-doubles.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
Myron Gardner registered his OVC-best 11th double-double of the year at Morehead State Thursday, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds. He is two ahead of Southern Indiana's Jacob Polakovich's nine as Little Rock has combined for 15 double-doubles on the year, the most in the Ohio Valley Conference.
DeAntoni Gordon has three while
CJ White joined the club against Tennessee Tech last Thursday.
EFFICIENT FROM THE LINE
Little Rock has taken advantage of its opportunities at the free throw line in recent games, 77.8% from the charity stripe over the last nine games (77-of-99). By contrast, Trojan opponents are shooting just 57.8% (67-of-116) during that same time frame.
Isaiah Palermo has been the most consistent for Little Rock, entering Saturday's game having made 19 in a row and is sixth overall in OVC play at 86.4%.
DOUBLE FIGURE TROJANS
10 different Trojans have combined for 76 double figure games this season with
DeAntoni Gordon (18),
Isaiah Palermo (16) and
Myron Gardner (15) reaching the mark at Morehead State. Gardner leads all Trojans with 18 games in double figures this year and 27 for his career, scoring 10 or more points in 73.0% of his games as a Trojan (27-of-37).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Little Rock heads to Cookeville for the second of a challenging three-game road trip. The road hasn't been kind to the Trojans this year as Little Rock is 0-13 in true road games, extending its winless streak to 15-straight. Little Rock's last true road win was the 66-62 victory at Troy on February 12, 2022.
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