By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's basketball team will hit the road for its first out-of-state tilt of the 2022-23 campaign, squaring off with Marshall in Huntington, W.Va. Monday evening at 6:00 p.m. CT.
Fans can follow the action via radio on 106.1 The Eagle with Dylan Vazzano on the call or stream the game on ESPN+. The contest will mark the first of two for Tech as part of the Herd Run Hoops Jam presented by Tarkett Sports multi-team event. The Golden Eagles will host Coppin State Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. as part of the event as well.
Marshall dropped its season opener last Monday, falling to Queens of Charlotte on the road in a nail-biter, 83-82. The Thundering Herd led for most of the second half, but Queens picked up the go-ahead layup with nine seconds to play.
Tech and Marshall have squared off four times in program history with all four contests coming between 1950 and 1952. The Herd owns a 3-1 lead in the series, including a 2-0 advantage at home. The lone win for the Golden Eagles came back in 1950, a 74-70 victory at home. Marshall won the most recent affair, 59-56, in Cookeville during the 1951-52 campaign.
After falling in its season opener at No. 11 Tennessee last Monday, the Golden Eagles answered back with a huge, 82-48 win over Tennessee Wesleyan in the team's home opener on Thursday. Tied at the break with the Bulldogs, the purple and gold exploded for a 51-17 advantage in the second half.
Graduate transfer Jaylen Sebree flirted with a triple-double to lead the Tech effort, settling for a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double with seven assists and three steals. South Dakota transfer Erik Oliver paced the scoring results for the game, dropping 19 on 7-for-8 shooting with a pair of assists and three rebounds.
Lafayette transplant Ty Perry produced 12 points with five helpers and a team-high five steals. Local Celina native and Clay County HS product Grant Strong scored his first collegiate points on the night, finishing with 11 and five assists.
Season tickets for Tennessee Tech men's basketball are now on sale. To order, call (931) 372-3940, visit the Hooper Eblen Center ticket office or visit TTUSports.com.
Photo by Jim Dillon
