Eastern Illinois plays Tennessee State, aims to end road skid

Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-22, 3-11 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (11-16, 6-9 OVC)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

LINE: Tennessee State -10.5; over/under is 128.5

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois hits the road against Tennessee State looking to break its four-game road slide.

The Tigers are 7-5 in home games. Tennessee State is 7-3 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 13.3 turnovers per game.

The Panthers are 3-11 in OVC play. Eastern Illinois has a 0-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. The Panthers won the last matchup 62-57 on Jan. 29. Paul Bizimana scored 20 points to help lead the Panthers to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Marshall Jr. is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Tigers. Kassim Nicholson is averaging 10.6 points and 8.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Tennessee State.

Kashawn Charles is scoring 9.2 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Panthers. Dan Luers is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Eastern Illinois.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 63.9 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 60.3 points, 25.0 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.0 points.

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