NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two of the Ohio Valley Conference's top teams will meet Thursday night at the Gentry Center as Little Rock visits Tennessee State.
The Trojans (9-11, 6-3 OVC) face the Tigers (13-7, 7-3 OVC) with both teams looking to keep pace with first-place UT Martin (7-2). Tennessee State enters the matchup in second place, while Little Rock sits third in the league standings.
Little Rock will cap off its three-game Tennessee road swing Saturday at Tennessee Tech before traveling to UT Martin for a makeup game next Tuesday.
GAME INFO
WHO: Little Rock (9-11, 6-3) at Tennessee State (13-7, 7-3)
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, January 29
Where: Gentry Center (9,800), Nashville, Tenn.
Radio: 106.7 Buz2 (Ray Tucker, pxp) Listen
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SERIES HISTORY
•TSU leads the series 6-4.
COACH SPEAK
"This is going to be a tough three-game stretch on the road. All three games will be challenging. Right now, our focus is on Tennessee State. They're a good team—they beat us at home a few weeks ago and made more plays than we did down the stretch. Now we have another chance."
— Darrell Walker, Little Rock Head Coach
TROJAN TIDBITS
• Senior redshirt
Johnathan Lawson stuffed the stat sheet in a loss to SEMO last Thursday, totaling 21 points, five rebounds, four steals, and two assists.
• Junior forward
Cameron Wallace leads the Trojans with 6.9 rebounds per game and ranks second on the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game.
• Little Rock ranks second in the OVC in assists, averaging 14.65 per game.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• Tennessee State is 5-1 at home this season, with its lone loss coming to SEMO on Dec. 20.
• Travis Harper leads the OVC in scoring at 17.7 points per game, while Aaron Nkrumah ranks fourth at 16.9.
• The Tigers are second in the OVC in scoring, averaging 81.4 points per game.
• Dante Harris earned OVC Co-Newcomer of the Week honors after averaging 19.5 points, 3.0 assists, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 55.2 percent from the field. He scored 19 points without a turnover against SIUE, then posted 20 points, three assists, and three steals in a road win at Lindenwood. Harris ranks second in the OVC in assists (4.2 per game) and sixth in steals (1.95).
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