Southern Indiana plays Tennessee Tech in conference showdown
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-11, 6-5 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (9-12, 4-7 OVC)
Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
Screaming Eagles -1.5; over/under is 146.5
BOTTOM LINE: Jaylon Johnson and Tennessee Tech visit Stephen Olowoniyi and Southern Indiana on Saturday.
The Screaming Eagles have gone 7-3 in home games. Southern Indiana is eighth in the OVC at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 72.4 points while holding opponents to 43.3% shooting.
The Golden Eagles are 6-5 against OVC opponents. Tennessee Tech has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Southern Indiana scores 73.4 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the 74.9 Tennessee Tech allows. Tennessee Tech has shot at a 43.6% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 43.3% shooting opponents of Southern Indiana have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jayland Randall is shooting 45.7% and averaging 14.6 points for the Screaming Eagles. Damoni Harrison is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Johnson is averaging 12.9 points, five assists and 1.5 steals for the Golden Eagles. Matthew Sells is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Screaming Eagles: 3-7, averaging 66.5 points, 32.8 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 40.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.
Golden Eagles: 6-4, averaging 74.4 points, 34.1 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 9-3 | - | 14-9 |
SIU Edwardsville | 7-4 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
Little Rock | 7-4 | 1.5 | 13-9 |
Southeast Missouri State | 7-4 | 1.5 | 12-10 |
Tennessee Tech | 6-5 | 2.5 | 11-11 |
Tennessee State | 6-5 | 2.5 | 10-12 |
Lindenwood | 5-6 | 3.5 | 10-12 |
UT Martin | 5-6 | 3.5 | 9-13 |
Southern Indiana | 4-7 | 4.5 | 9-12 |
Eastern Illinois | 3-8 | 5.5 | 7-15 |
Western Illinois | 2-9 | 6.5 | 8-14 |