Cougars Begin Tennessee Road Trip with Golden Eagles Thursday

SIUE Cougars (15-12, 8-6 OVC)
at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-18, 4-10 OVC)
February 22, 7:30 p.m.
Hooper Eblen Center
Cookeville, Tennessee

SIUE finishes the regular season with four straight road games.
SIUE is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing 69.1 points a game.
The Cougars have held 16 of 27 opponents under 70 points. They are 13-3 in those games.
SIUE's 28-point win over Lindenwood last Thursday, was its largest margin of victory in an OVC game.
SIUE was 15-30 from three-point range at Lindenwood Jan. 18, setting the school single-game record for three-pointers in a Division I game.
The Cougars' 59 points in the second half Feb. 3 against UT Martin are SIUE's most ever in a half against a Division I opponent.
The 48 points scored by Morehead State Jan. 13 are the fewest allowed this year by the Cougars.
The Cougars are second in turnovers in the league averaging 10.5 (Eastern Illinois, 10.4).
Ray'Sean Taylor scored his 5th 20-point game of the year (23rd of his career) with 20 vs. Southeast Missouri.
Taylor is seventh all-time in scoring at 1,214 points.
Damarco Minor scored his seventh double-double this year with 18 points, 13 rebounds at Morehead State.
Minor is fifth in rebounding in the OVC at 8.2 a game.
Minor is 10th in the OVC in scoring at 14.7 points a game.
Shamar Wright is No. 3 in career scoring at SIUE with 1,476 points. That ranks 1st in SIUE's Division I era.
Shamar Wright is SIUE's all-time leader in games played with 148.
Shamar Wright is fifth in SIUE career rebounds with 616.
Shamar Wright is one of three SIUE players with at least 1,000 points and 600 rebounds for his career.
Shamar Wright is No. 2 in career steals at SIUE with 162.
Lamar Wright is second in career games played at 137.
Lamar Wright has 928 points for his career which is 22nd all-time at SIUE.
Lamar Wright is second in career blocks with 136.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor: G; 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior

#55 Lamar Wright: F; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#42 Shamar Wright: G; 6' 7"; Fifth Year

#0 Damarco Minor: G; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Ray'Sean Taylor
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#55 Lamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: F

#42 Shamar Wright
: 6' 7"; Fifth Year
: G

#0 Damarco Minor
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G