TENNESSEE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL (1-2)
vs. FISK (1-4)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Gentry Center – Nashville, Tenn.
Game Notes: TSU
TSU Radio: 102.1 The Ville || Greg Pogue and Albert Dawson on the call
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Social Media Updates: Twitter || #BigBlueRising
vs. FISK (1-4)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Gentry Center – Nashville, Tenn.
Game Notes: TSU
TSU Radio: 102.1 The Ville || Greg Pogue and Albert Dawson on the call
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com
Social Media Updates: Twitter || #BigBlueRising
OPENING TIP: Tennessee State men’s basketball team hosts Fisk on Saturday night in the Battle of Jefferson Street. Coming off their first win of the season, TSU looks to make it 11-straight wins in the Fisk series. Four TSU players are averaging double-digit points, and the team as a whole is putting up 79.3 points per game.
LAST TIME OUT: The Tigers secured a 92-57 victory against Carver on Thursday night to improve to 1-2 on the young season. Five Tigers scored in double figures led by 15 points from Kamar McKnight and 14 from Emmanuel Egbuta in his TSU debut. Also reaching double-digit points were Jalen Duke (11), Michael Littlejohn (11) and Dave Morris (10).
LAST SEASON VERSUS FISK: Tennessee State earned a 67-53 win over Fisk in last year’s meeting at the Gentry Center. The Tigers led by as many as 16 points, but the Bulldogs refused to go away in the second half- trimming TSU's lead to just two with 8:05 left. TSU pulled away by finishing the game on a 21-9 run down the stretch. The Tigers finished with a 52-34 rebounding edge and had six blocks in the game.
ALL-TIME SERIES: TSU is 18-3 all—time versus Fisk. The Tigers have won 10 in a row over the Bulldogs. The series dates back to TSU’s first men’s basketball season in 1944-45.
UP NEXT: TSU will head to California to take on Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
QUOTES
HEAD COACH BRIAN “PENNY” COLLINS
(on Fisk)
“TSU-Fisk is a rival game. They’re up the street. They have a new coach Kenny Anderson who is bringing a new style there – an exciting time for Fisk basketball. So, I’m looking forward to the game, and we want Nashville to come out and support both programs, and hope the Tigers come out with a win.”
HEAD COACH BRIAN “PENNY” COLLINS
(on Fisk)
“TSU-Fisk is a rival game. They’re up the street. They have a new coach Kenny Anderson who is bringing a new style there – an exciting time for Fisk basketball. So, I’m looking forward to the game, and we want Nashville to come out and support both programs, and hope the Tigers come out with a win.”
REDSHIRT JUNIOR FORWARD JALEN DUKE
(on Fisk)
“It’s going to be big – a battle between the two schools right here. They’re right down the road, less than a mile apart. It’ll be big – a big crowd. It’s a Nashville battle, so we’re looking forward to it.”
(on Fisk)
“It’s going to be big – a battle between the two schools right here. They’re right down the road, less than a mile apart. It’ll be big – a big crowd. It’s a Nashville battle, so we’re looking forward to it.”
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TIGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
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