Givance, Evansville host Tenn. Tech

Published Dec. 2, 2021 3:31 p.m. ET

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Tennessee Tech (2-5) vs. Evansville (3-7)

Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jr. Clay and Tennessee Tech will go up against Shamar Givance and Evansville. The junior Clay is averaging 12.4 points over the last five games. Givance, a senior, has scored 25 percent of the team's points this season and is averaging 17 over his last five games.

SENIOR STUDS: Evansville has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Givance, Jawaun Newton, Noah Frederking and Evan Kuhlman have combined to account for 70 percent of the team's scoring this year and 64 percent of all Purple Aces points over the last five games.

CREATING OFFENSE: Givance has either made or assisted on 53 percent of all Evansville field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has accounted for 25 field goals and 11 assists in those games.

WINLESS WHEN: The Golden Eagles are 0-5 when they score 69 points or fewer and 2-0 when they exceed 69 points. The Purple Aces are 0-5 when allowing 65 or more points and 3-2 when holding opponents below 65.

COLD SPELL: Tennessee Tech has lost its last three road games, scoring 65.3 points, while allowing 79.3 per game.

DID YOU KNOW: Tennessee Tech has posted an outstanding offensive rebound percentage of 38.2 percent, ranking the Golden Eagles 13th nationally in that category. The offensive rebound percentage for Evansville stands at just 20.3 percent (ranked 336th).

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Jr. Clay

Evan Kuhlman

Noah Frederking

Shamar Givance

Jawaun Newton

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Evansville Purple Aces