One game out; Tech basketball heads to Nashville to take on TSU Saturday
After upsetting APSU on Thursday night, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are just one game out of first place in Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 5-3 record. They’ll look to move up in standings when they tip off against no. 1 ranked TSU (6-2) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- After upsetting APSU on Thursday night, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are just one game out of first place in Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 5-3 record. They’ll look to move up in standings when they tip off against no. 1 ranked TSU (6-2) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles are coming off of a last-second win over the top-ranked Governors of Austin Peay, when Zac Swansey’s three-point shot with 2.7 seconds left on the clock lifted Tech to a 71-68 win over the Govs. Tech (9-8 overall) has now won six of their last 10 games played, and will look to build upon that record against TSU on Saturday.
Tennessee State is currently maintaining a 9-9 overall record, 6-2 in OVC play. They have won eight of their last 11 games played, and are riding a three-game win streak having just downed Jacksonville State Thursday night, 68-63.
Tech holds a narrow 26-24 edge on the lifetime series over TSU since the team’s first meeting in the 1979-80 season, and have split games with the Tigers for the past three seasons. In their last meeting at Tennessee State, the Tigers owned a 109-102 victory over the Golden Eagles.
Fans who can not make it to the game in Nashville, which is the second of a double header event with the women’s teams, can listen to Roger Ealey calling the action on the Golden Eagle Sports Network or on free TeamLine at 1-800-846-4700 (Tech code 0654) or on the internet.
As always, tickets are available via the TTU ticket office by calling (931) 372-3940 or online at TTUsports.com.
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