TENNESSEE STATE (2-8, 1-6)
vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (7-4, 3-2)
Tuesday, Jan. 19 | 6 p.m.
Gentry Center | Nashville, Tenn.

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GAMEDAY
The Tennessee State men's basketball team returns home for the long-awaited rematch versus Southeast Missouri. The game, originally scheduled for Jan. 9 is occurring 10 days later, Tuesday, Jan. 19 due to COVID-19 protocols. Tip on ESPN+ and the Big Blue Sports Network is set for 6 p.m in Gentry Center.
 
A victory on Tuesday would mark the 30^th win for head coach Brian "Penny" Collins.
 
LAST TIME OUT
A last minute push by the Tigers was not enough Saturday evening in the Eblen Center as the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-13, 2-6) garnered their second win of the season, 74-71.
 
Tennessee State's bigs were the highlight of the night as Yusuf Mohamed led with a career-high 14 points, Johnson matching his efforts notching his third double-digit scoring performance of the season with 14 points. Mohamed also took care of the team defensively, leading the team with eight rebounds and three steals.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Since defeating TSU Jan. 2 on the road, SEMO has played just two games after a shutdown. The Redhawks fell 77-66 to crosstown Belmont and just two days ago fell to Morehead State 64-50 in the Show Me Center.

Chris Harris Continues to lead the Redhawks with 14.9 points per game. DQ Nicholas leads the floor with 36 total assists and Nana Akenten has pulled down the most boards, 68. They've out-rebounded their opponents by 3.5 rebounds per game and shoot well from three, averaging 35.8 percent from beyond the arc.
 
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE REDHAWKS
Tennessee State dropped a double overtime battle at Southeast Missouri in its first true Ohio Valley Conference road test this season, 83-79.
 
Ravel Moody, senior guard had a career showing, somewhat reminiscent of his 2020 OVC Tournament performance where the Denver native led the Tigers in scoring, tonight with 18. He also pulled down seven rebounds, and registered one assist, block and steal.
 
He had help. The Tigers' roster pulled together three double-digit scoring efforts including freshman Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.'s 18 points. Tennessee's top-ranked point guard coming out of high school shot 4-of-8 from three-point distance while Yusuf Mohamed notched a career-high nine rebounds,. Seven assists from point guard Mark Freeman rounded out the leader board for TSU.

SERIES BREAKDOWN
After the matchup at the beginning of the month, TSU leads the all-time series 28-23, marking the 51^st meeting between the teams. Big Blue is split 2-2 under Coach Collins. Since its first matchup in 1992, TSU is 11-15 against the Redhawks in the Gentry Center. With the double overtime letdown, TSU has gone into overtime against SEMO four times in the series and is 2-2 when doing so.

COVERAGE
Watch the game live on ESPN+. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast. Follow along on social media @TSUTigersMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
 
UP NEXT
continues its three-game home stand Thursday evening against SIU-Edwardsville. Tip is set for 8 p.m.