Loyola (MD) vs. Tennessee State: Full Game Preview
By on February 24, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola (MD) | D Cormier 17.1 | A Winbush 6.4 | R Williams 3.8 |
| Tennessee State | R Covington 16.7 | K Thornton 7.9 | P Miller 5.3 |
On Saturday, Tennessee State hosts Loyola (MD) at Gentry Complex. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. EST. The Tigers last played the Greyhounds on Nov. 16, 2008 and lost 73-70.
In their last outing, behind 22 points and 7 rebounds from Kellen Thornton, the Tigers defeated SIU Edwardsville 83-73 on Feb. 20. He is averaging 14.7 points per game while also contributing a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game. In an 80-57 blowout of Siena on Feb. 16, Dylon Cormier put up 24 points and 5 steals for the Greyhounds. He leads the team in points with 17.1 per game and steals with 2 per game. A key area of strength for Loyola (MD) is offensive rebounding percentage at 37.4 percent, which ranks first in their conference (and 30th nationally).
Loyola (MD) StatSmack
- Patrick Miller is ranked 38th nationally in assists.
- Tennessee State has a better record at home than Loyola this season (10-0 vs. 10-3).
- The Ohio Valley has 4 teams - Southeast Missouri State (37.3), Morehead State (36.7), Murray State (36.5), and Tennessee-Martin (36.4) - that secure more rebounds per game than the MAAC leader, Iona (36.2).
- The top-ranking players between the two conferences for assists and blocks are in the Ohio Valley.
- Tennessee State has a better overall winning percentage over the last 20 years (42.1 percent to 41.3 percent).
- Even computers respect Tennessee State more. Tennessee State has a better RPI this season than Loyola (RPI: No. 88 vs. No. 115).
- The Tennessee State rebounding leader (Kellen Thornton, 216 rebounds) has more rebounds than the Loyola rebounding leader (Anthony Winbush, 164 rebounds).
- The Ohio Valley has 4 teams - Belmont (49.2 percent), Eastern Kentucky (48.1 percent), Southeast Missouri State (46.1 percent), and Austin Peay (45.6 percent) - that shoot a better field goal percentage than the MAAC leader, Iona (45.4 percent).
- Tennessee State players are more experienced than Loyola players (16,368 minutes played vs. 15,679 minutes played).
- The Ohio Valley has 2 teams - Austin Peay (5.1) and Southeast Missouri State (4.8) - that produce more blocks per game than the MAAC leader, Loyola (MD) (4.7).
| LMDU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Dylon Cormier | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B | Erik Etherly | 34 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | Robert Olson | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | Anthony Winbush | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C | R.J. Williams | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Julius Brooks | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Jordan Latham | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Jarred Jones | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D | Tyler Hubbard | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Franz Rassman | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Eric Laster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D- | Chido Onyiuke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Luke Wandrusch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B | Patrick Miller | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| B | R. Covington | 30 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B | Kellen Thornton | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C+ | Jordan Cyphers | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | M.J. Rhett | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| D+ | Michael Green | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | DeShawn Dockery | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | Kharon Butcher | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Tashan Fredrick | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Jordan Gaither | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Jay Harris | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Chaed Wellian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | Abraham Millsap | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Devante McClung | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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