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01/07 03:43 CST Tennessee State visits Western Illinois following Nkrumah's
22-point game
Tennessee State visits Western Illinois following Nkrumah's 22-point game
By The Associated Press
Tennessee State Tigers (9-5, 3-1 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-11,
0-4 OVC)
Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Western Illinois after Aaron Nkrumah scored
22 points in Tennessee State's 84-79 victory over the Little Rock Trojans.
The Leathernecks have gone 3-3 at home. Western Illinois is 3-7 in games
decided by 10 points or more.
The Tigers are 3-1 against OVC opponents. Tennessee State is 2-0 in games
decided by 3 points or fewer.
Western Illinois averages 66.5 points per game, 9.8 fewer points than the 76.3
Tennessee State gives up. Tennessee State has shot at a 44.6% rate from the
field this season, 1.1 percentage points fewer than the 45.7% shooting
opponents of Western Illinois have averaged.
The Leathernecks and Tigers meet Thursday for the first time in OVC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lucas Lorenzen is averaging 15.2 points for the Leathernecks.
Isaiah Griffin is averaging 10.8 points over the past 10 games.
Travis Harper II is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for
the Tigers. Nkrumah is averaging 15.8 points and 3.8 rebounds over the last 10
games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Leathernecks: 3-7, averaging 67.3 points, 32.3 rebounds, 9.7
assists, 5.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points per game.
Tigers: 7-3, averaging 75.1 points, 32.7 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 11.0 steals
and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 76.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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