Men's Basketball Plays Host to Tennessee State Thursday on ESPNU

SIUE Cougars (11-8, 4-4 OVC) vs. Tennessee State Tigers (12-6, 6-2 OVC)
January 22, 8:00 p.m.
First Community Arena
Edwardsville, Illinois

Thursday's game tips at 8:00 p.m. to accommodate the national television broadcast on ESPNU
The Cougars are 5-2 over the last three seasons when playing on national television.
SIUE cruised to a 68-55 win at SEMO Saturday.
The Cougars held a 22-point halftime lead, their biggest against a Division I opponent this year.
At 7-4 this year, SIUE has had a winning record in nonconference play for four straight years.
SIUE scored a comeback win Dec. 22 at Western Illinois, marking the second time SIUE has trailed at half (Alabama State) and won.
The Cougars shot 71 percent (20-28) from the field in the second half against Alabama State.
SIUE won at North Florida 72-63 Dec. 2 after trailing 61-54 with 5:49 to play and finishing the game on an 18-2 run.
The Cougars are second in the OVC in field goal percent defense at .398, which is 29th in the NCAA.
SIUE is allowing 65.6 points, which is second in the league and is ranked 22nd in the NCAA.
SIUE is 11-2 when allowing 70 or fewer points.
SIUE's +7.7 scoring margin is third in the OVC.
SIUE opened the regular season with a 119-50 win over East-West. The 119 points marked the fourth-highest total in program history and the most points scored since a 124-105 win over Southern Indiana in December 1994.
SIUE's 69-point margin of victory against East-West is tied for third highest in program history. It is the highest margin of victory since SIUE moved to Division I in 2008.