Little Rock hosts Tennessee State after Fitzgerald's 26-point outing

Published Jan. 21, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Tennessee State Tigers (11-9, 3-4 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (5-15, 1-6 OVC)

Little Rock, Arkansas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Little Rock -1.5; over/under is 150.5

BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State faces the Little Rock Trojans after Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. scored 26 points in Tennessee State's 78-74 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

The Trojans have gone 5-3 at home. Little Rock ranks seventh in the OVC with 13.6 assists per game led by Myron Gardner averaging 3.6.

The Tigers are 3-4 against OVC opponents. Tennessee State has a 2-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Walker averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, scoring 7.2 points while shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc. Gardner is averaging 13.6 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals over the past 10 games for Little Rock.

Jr. Clay is shooting 36.3% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 18.2 points and 4.4 assists. Fitzgerald is averaging 13.9 points over the past 10 games for Tennessee State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 2-8, averaging 70.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 79.2 points, 34.4 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

share

in this topic

Marcus Fitzgerald

Ohio Valley

College Basketball

Tennessee State Tigers

Little Rock Trojans

Myron Gardner

Jr. Clay

Illinois Fighting Illini