Central Arkansas (3-4) will visit East Tennessee State (5-1) on Saturday afternoon for a 3:00 matchup at Freedom Hall, the Bears’ second game in this season’s ASUNSoCon Challenge.
The meeting marks the first-ever contest between the programs. Central Arkansas fell to Samford two weeks ago in the opening game of the Challenge.
The Bears enter the road test riding momentum from back-to-back home wins, defeating Eastern Washington 92-65 and Eastern Illinois 81-60. Cam Hunter scored 19 points in both victories, while Ty Robinson added 18 in each. After the strong shooting stretch, the Bears are hitting 43% from the field and 31% from 3-point range on the season, averaging nearly 10 made threes per game.
ETSU comes in averaging 82 points per game and shooting 50% from the floor. The Bucs feature three double-digit scorers: Brian Taylor II (14.7 ppg), Cam Morris III (14.5) and Jordan McCullum (10.7). In their most recent outing, the Bucs rolled past ULM 97-55 after building a large first-half lead.
Saturday’s game will air live on ESPN+.
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