Little Rock plays Tennessee Tech, aims for 4th straight road win
Little Rock Trojans (8-8, 6-1 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-5, 5-2 OVC)
Cookeville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock visits Tennessee Tech trying to extend its three-game road winning streak.
The Golden Eagles have gone 7-0 at home. Tennessee Tech averages 69.1 points while outscoring opponents by 5.8 points per game.
The Trojans are 6-1 against OVC opponents. Little Rock is ninth in the OVC scoring 61.8 points per game and is shooting 39.4%.
Tennessee Tech's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 more made shots on average than the 6.8 per game Little Rock allows. Little Rock has shot at a 39.4% rate from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point below the 40.4% shooting opponents of Tennessee Tech have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Peyton Carter averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Eagles, scoring 11.3 points while shooting 38.1% from beyond the arc.
Faith Lee is averaging 17 points for the Trojans.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 7-3, averaging 71.8 points, 34.8 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.
Trojans: 7-3, averaging 64.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Illinois | 7-0 | - | 10-6 |
Little Rock | 6-1 | 1 | 8-8 |
Southern Indiana | 5-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
Lindenwood | 5-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
Western Illinois | 3-4 | 4 | 9-7 |
UT Martin | 3-4 | 4 | 6-12 |
Morehead State | 2-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
Southeast Missouri State | 2-6 | 5.5 | 4-13 |
SIU Edwardsville | 1-6 | 6 | 3-13 |
Tennessee State | 0-7 | 7 | 4-13 |