Eastern Illinois Panthers (4-20, 3-10 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-10, 5-8 OVC)
Cookeville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech takes on Eastern Illinois in a matchup of OVC teams.
The Golden Eagles are 10-3 in home games. Tennessee Tech has a 0-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Panthers have gone 3-10 against OVC opponents. Eastern Illinois has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
Tennessee Tech averages 66.6 points per game, 3.9 fewer points than the 70.5 Eastern Illinois allows. Eastern Illinois’ 35.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 6.9 percentage points lower than Tennessee Tech has allowed to its opponents (42.7%).
The Golden Eagles and Panthers meet Saturday for the first time in OVC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chloe Larry is shooting 38.1% and averaging 14.2 points for the Golden Eagles. Reghan Grimes is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
Ava Stoller is shooting 37.2% and averaging 12.8 points for the Panthers. Sydney-James Desroches is averaging 10.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 2-8, averaging 62.3 points, 32.5 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 36.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points per game.
Panthers: 3-7, averaging 57.7 points, 31.9 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.4 points.
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