Southeast Missouri (10-10, 5-4 OVC) at Tennessee State (2-19, 2-7 OVC)

Game Information
Date: Saturday, February 2,  2019
Tip-off: 5:30 p.m., CT
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Arena: Gentry Center
Series: SEMO leads, 23-21
Last Meeting: SEMO 71, TSU 66 (Dec. 30, 2017 | Show Me Center)
Head Coaches: Rekha Patterson (52-59, Fourth Season),  Jessica Kern (18-56, Third Season).
 
Media Information
Video: ESPN+
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM (Erik Sean)
Live Stats: TSUTigers.com
Twitter: @SEMOWBB

Tipping Off
The Southeast Missouri women's basketball team continues Ohio Valley Conference play at  Tennessee State Saturday. Start time is set for 5:30 p.m., CT, at the Gentry Center.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Saturday's game live on the radio at SEMO ESPN 1220 AM with Erik Sean calling the action. The broadcast is also streamed live at SEMOESPN.com and on the SEMOESPN app. Video is available on ESPN+. Live stats can be accessed at TSUTigers.com. Twitter updates provided at @SEMOWBB.

Series History
Southeast leads TSU in its all-time series, 23-21. The last time the two teams faced each other was Dec. 30, 2017. SEMO won that game, 71-66, at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks are 3-1 against TSU under head coach Rekha Patterson, winning the last three encounters. At the Gentry Center, SEMO is 8-14 and has won its last two games there. Jessica Kern is 11-32 in OVC play in her career as the Tigers head coach with two wins in
2018-19.

How We Got Here
The Redhawks are currently 10-10 and 5-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. Southeast Missouri recently had a three-game winning streak come to an end with a 91-57 setback at Belmont. SEMO swept SIUE with a 65-62 win in Edwardsville (Jan. 3) and 63-58 victory in Cape Girardeau (Jan. 24). It was the fifth OVC sweep under head coach Rekha Patterson and first against SIUE since 2013-14. Tesia Thompson leads the team with 17.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Adrianna Murphy averages 3.9 assists and 2.9 steals per contest. SEMO has forced 15-plus turnovers in 17 contests during the 2018-19 season, totaling 382 forced turnovers for the year. In OVC play, SEMO has forced 144 total turnovers as opponents are committing 16 per contest against the Redhawks.

Scouting the Tigers
The Tigers are 2-19 overall and 2-7 in conference play. Tennessee State is 1-5 at the Gentry Center this season, with the only win coming against Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 10, 60-38). The other TSU victory this season was at Murray State (65-61) on Jan. 26. Freshman Taylor Roberts leads the team with 14 points per game and 31 steals. As a team, the Tigers average 58.1 points, 37.4 rebounds and 17.8 turnovers per game. 

Thompson Named OVC Player of the Week
Southeast Missouri guard Tesia Thompson was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week Tuesday. Thompson picked up her first OVC weekly honor of the season.  A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Thompson averaged 24 points in two wins for SEMO last week. She opened the week with a double-double (22 points, 10 rebounds) vs. SIU Edwardsville (Jan. 24). Two days later, Thompson scored 26 points against Eastern Illinois (Jan. 26). She now has scored double-digits 16 times this season and has tallied 10 or more points in 10-straight starts. For the week, Thompon shot 50 percent (14-of-28) from the field, 86.4 percent (19-of-22) at the free throw line and averaged nine rebounds. She also had six assists and one steal. Thompson leads the team with six double-doubles this season.