Belmont hosts Tennessee State following Marshall's 21-point outing

Tennessee State Tigers (13-16, 8-9 OVC) at Belmont Bruins (24-6, 14-3 OVC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State takes on the Belmont Bruins after Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 21 points in Tennessee State's 92-56 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

The Bruins are 12-1 in home games. Belmont averages 11.1 turnovers per game and is 20-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Tigers are 8-9 against OVC opponents. Tennessee State is seventh in the OVC with 22.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Kassim Nicholson averaging 5.5.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Bruins won 88-61 in the last matchup on Feb. 4. Nick Muszynski led the Bruins with 24 points, and Shakem Johnson led the Tigers with 11 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Grayson Murphy is averaging 7.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals for the Bruins. Muszynski is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games for Belmont.

Marshall averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 12.8 points while shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games for Tennessee State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 9-1, averaging 74.8 points, 29.9 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 9.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points per game.

Tigers: 5-5, averaging 66.6 points, 32.2 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.5 points.

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