Final Regular Season Road Trip Begins at Tennessee Tech Thursday

SIUE Cougars (17-10, 10-6 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-16, 6-10 OVC)
February 19, 7:30 p.m.
Hooper Eblen Center
Cookeville, Tennessee

SIUE and Tennessee Tech meet for the second time this season and 26th time overall.
Tennessee Tech has a slim 13-12 advantage in the all-time series, but SIUE defeated Tennessee Tech in Edwardsville in January and has won five straight in the series.
SIUE is fifth in the OVC, but just two games back of first place. A Thursday win clinches a tournament spot for the Cougars.
The Cougars are 8-5 in true road games. SIUE's eight true road wins are a new Division I program record for road wins in a season.
The Golden Eagles currently sit one game back on OVC Tournament spot.
The Cougars are second in the OVC in field goal percent defense at .390, which is 9th in the NCAA.
SIUE is allowing 65.0 points, which is second in the league and is ranked 14th in the NCAA.
SIUE is 16-3 when allowing 70 or fewer points.
Tyler King scored a career-high 27 points against UT Martin. He was 9-16 shooting and 6-11 from three-point range.
King was named Player and Newcomer of the Week in the OVC Feb.9. He averaged 20.5 points in road wins at Lindenwood and Little Rock.
He has scored in double figures in 10 straight games and 11 of his last 12.
Arnas Sakenis recorded his third career double-double against SEMO Feb. 12 with 15 points and a career-best 16 rebounds.
Sakenis leads the league with 60 total blocks and an average of 2.2 blocks a game.
Sakenis has 145 blocks in his career, which is second all-time at SIUE and three away from the all-time lead

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