By: Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications
OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men's basketball team will look to pick up their second road win of the season as the Tigers will take on Liberty tomorrow evening in Lynchburg, Va.
The Matchup:
Tennessee State Tigers (6-4, 0-0 OVC) vs. Liberty (7-3, 0-0 C-USA)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 PM CT
Location: Liberty Arena || Lynchburg, Va.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst)
WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR's flagship network, which includes 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), and 107.9 FM (Smyrna), as well as WNSR.com, to catch TSU Basketball. The broadcast is also globally available on Sirius XM. WNSR will provide in-depth pregame coverage 15 minutes before tip-off, extensive postgame analysis, exclusive interviews with coaches and players, and behind-the-scenes content for deeper fan engagement. Greg Pogue, "The Voice of the Tigers," returns for his 12th season, accompanied by Nashville broadcasting legend Albert Dawson. The action can also be streamed on the TSU Tigers app.
SERIES INFORMATION: This will be the second-ever matchup between the Tigers and the Flames as the two first matched up 14 years ago in 2009. Liberty took down TSU 64-60 in the lone meeting.
LIPSCOMB NOTES & NUMBERS:
4: The number of three-pointers that
Jaylen Jones connected on versus Lipscomb. Jones finished with 12 points in the game, all coming on his four made threes in the first half. His four threes are a new season high.
152: The number of combined minutes that the starters played against Lipscomb. Four of five starters played 30+ minutes against the Bisons.
10-of-10: Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., and
E.J. Bellinger are the only two Tigers to start and play in all 10 games this season.
BACK IN THE STARTING FIVE: After coming off the bench the past three games,
Christian Brown returned to the starting lineup against Lipscomb on Sunday and finished with 17 points in 31 minutes. Brown logged three double-digit scoring performances of 18 points, 17 points, and 17 points in games versus Southeastern La., Alabama A&M, and Austin Peay coming off the bench. He is averaging 15.0 ppg in eight games with five starts.
DISH NETWORK: TSU point guards
Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. and
Jaylen Jones have combined for 67 assists. Fitzgerald Jr. has tallied 34 assists while Jones has logged 33. Fitzgerald Jr. has logged three games of 5+ assists this season.