It's a quick turnaround for Eastern Washington men's basketball, as they travel down to Lubbock, Texas to play Texas Tech. Eastern will face the Red Raiders on Tuesday, Dec. 13 with tipoff at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and live stats can viewed on TexasTech.com. Listen to the game live on 700-AM ESPN with Larry Weir on the call.

Last Time Out
Eastern Washington played its second of three road games against South Dakota State on Saturday (Dec. 10) in Brookings, S.D. The Eagles dropped the game, 77-76, after the Jackrabbits came from behind to win the game on their home court. Eastern led by as much as 23 in the game, but SDSU caught fire on offense to drive the comeback. The Eagles finished with a 44.8 shooting percentage in the game, while the Jackrabbits were at 47.2 percent.

Five players scored in double figures for Eastern, led by Ethan Price's 16 on 6-of9(66.7%) shooting. Casey Jones scored a career-high, 15 points on 5-of-9(55.6%) shooting. Jones also had a game-high nine rebounds. Steele Venters scored 13 points, with Angelo Allegri and Tyreese Davis each scoring 10. SDSU's Zeke Mayo had a game-high 30 points.

A Look at the Eagles
As the non-conference schedule winds down, Eastern Washington is 4-6, going 1-1 at home, 1-4 on the road and 2-1 in neutral site games. The Eagles average 66.3 points per game and are allowing 70.0. The team is shooting 42.7 percent and allowing opponents a 44.3 percentage. Eastern has been steadily improving its rebounding this season, averaging 35.1 per game and have a plus-2.3 rebounding margin, which ranks third in the Big Sky. The team has outrebounded its opponents in five of its 10 games, while tying in rebounds in two games. Preventing second chance opportunities has been a strength for the team, leading the conference with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game. Eastern is fourth in the conference with 6.1 steals per game, grabbing 71 total this season.

Casey Jones growth as a player this season has been remarkable, and he has contributed across the board. Jones leads the team and is seventh in the Big Sky in rebounding with 6.9 per game, while ranking fifth in scoring for the Eagles with 7.2 points per game. The sophomore leads the team with 11 steals and is tied for second with five blocks. Jones has started the last two games and is averaging 12.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds.

The leading scorer for Eastern is unchanged as Steele Venters is the go-to weapon. Venters averages 13.6 points per game and is shooting 42.1 percent on field goals and 31.1 on three-point shots.

Ethan Price provides a consistent presence in the paint for the Eagles, averaging 8.4 points per game to rank fourth on the team. Price is second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game and third with 19 assists. The sophomore is also tied for fourth in the conference with 0.8 blocks per game, recording eight total.

Angelo Allegri and Tyreese Davis share the facilitator role for Eastern, as the two have 31 and 29 total assists respectively. Allegri and Davis both appear on the conference leaderboard for assist-to-turnover ratio, both tied for sixth with a 1.6 statistic.

Scouting the Red Raiders
This season, Texas Tech has a 6-2 record, with a perfect 5-0 record at home and 1-2 at neutral sites. The Red Raiders are on a two-game winning streak after defeating Georgetown (79-65) and Nicholls (78-71). Earlier, Texas Tech played at the Maui Invitational, losing to No. 10 Creighton (65-76) and Ohio State (73-80), while defeating Louisville (70-38).

The Red Raider offense averages 72.5 points per game, while allowing 61.0 per game. On the boards, Texas Tech has a plus-6.6 rebounding margin, averaging 36.4 per game and opponents' are average 29.8.

There are multiple scoring options for the Red Raiders, as the team has five players averaging in double figures. The group is led by Kevin Obanor (14.0), followed by Daniel Batcho (13.0), Haylon Tyson (10.4), Pop Issacs (10.3) and De'Vion Harmon (10.1). Batcho is the team's leading rebounder with an 8.3 per game average.

Series History
This will be the second-straight season that Eastern Washington plays Texas Tech, after facing the Red Raiders for the first time in program history on Dec. 22, 2021. Texas Tech was ranked No. 25 at the time and defeated Eastern, 78-46 in Lubbock. 

Up Next
After three-straight road games, Eastern Washington will return home to play UC Davis on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m.