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Golden Eagles look for season sweep of Austin Peay
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s crunch time for the Tennessee
Tech men’s basketball team as the Golden Eagles battle for
position in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Tech has another
pivotal game ahead of it when the Golden Eagles battle in-state
rival Austin Peay on Thursday night in the Dunn Center in
Clarksville, Tenn.
The Golden Eagles are just two games behind Austin Peay in the win
column in OVC play, and Tech has a chance to sweep the season
series and clinch the tiebreaker, if necessary, over the Governors
when it comes time to seed the OVC Tournament. Both teams have
already clinched a berth to the eight-team conference
tournament.
Tech enters the game at 13-14 on the season and 7-9 in OVC play,
while Austin Peay is 15-12 overall and 9-6 in the OVC. Tech
survived a tightly contested game against the Govs earlier in the
year, winning 94-90 in Eblen Center.
The Golden Eagles and Governors have met 131 times in history with
Austin Peay holding a slim 67-64 advantage in the all-time series.
The Golden Eagles took care of business against APSU at home
earlier in the year, topping the Govs 94-90. Austin Peay had won
four straight in the series before this season
Tech is led by sophomore Kevin Murphy, who is averaging 14.9 points
per game for the Golden Eagles. Murphy has scored in double figures
in 19 of Techs last 20 games. Senior Frank Davis is among the best
3-point shooters in the nation, and is averaging 14.3 points per
game. Senior point guard Elijah Muhammad has moved into the top 20
in career assists at Tech in just his second season as a Golden
Eagle, and is averaging 12.3 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Austin Peay gets a majority of its offense from two main weapons,
Wes Channels and Anthony Campbell. Channels is averaging 16.1
points per game, while Campbell is scoring 15.6 per contest. The
Gov’s are 15-12 on the season, 9-6 in the OVC and 10-2 at
home this year.
The Golden Eagles will step out of conference for their ESPNU
BracketBuster contest at Appalachian State on Feb. 20 before
returning home for the season finale against Jacksonville State on
Feb. 27.
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the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center at (931) 372-3940 or
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