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35-point outing
Cunningham leads Morehead State against Tennessee State after 35-point outing
By The Associated Press
Morehead State Eagles (8-9, 4-2 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (10-6, 4-2 OVC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State visits Tennessee State after Davion Cunningham
scored 35 points in Morehead State's 71-69 victory over the Southeast Missouri
State Redhawks.
The Tigers are 3-1 in home games. Tennessee State is 3-4 against opponents with
a winning record.
The Eagles have gone 4-2 against OVC opponents. Morehead State is fourth in the
OVC scoring 76.1 points per game and is shooting 46.5%.
Tennessee State averages 80.4 points per game, 3.5 more points than the 76.9
Morehead State gives up. Morehead State has shot at a 46.5% clip from the field
this season, 1.5 percentage points greater than the 45.0% shooting opponents of
Tennessee State have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Harper II is shooting 50.3% and averaging 17.5 points
for the Tigers. Aaron Nkrumah is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.
Cunningham is scoring 12.7 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists
for the Eagles. George Marshall is averaging 11.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, averaging 77.6 points, 33.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists,
9.5 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.
Eagles: 5-5, averaging 73.7 points, 32.9 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.2 steals and
2.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 73.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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