Salem University puts its four-game winning streak on the line Thursday as the Tigers travel to Vienna, W.Va., for a rematch against Ohio Valley University in NCAA Division II men's basketball. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.
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Salem (11-7) is coming off a narrow 79-78 victory Saturday at Bluefield State College.
Malique Ross's steal with four seconds left helped sealed the win after Bluefield State rallied from a late 10-point deficit.
Jordan Forbes scored a game-high 20 points to go with six rebounds, five assists and five steals.
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Forbes leads four Tigers in double figures with a 20.1 scoring average to go with team highs of 8.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.
Shawn Christian is averaging 14.8 points per game, followed by
Marko Tutunovic with a 12.1 ppg average and
Fonz Hale at 11.2.
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The Tigers won the first meeting over Ohio Valley 84-67 November 27 at T. Edward Davis Gymnasium. Forbes scored 19 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as Salem broke away from a four-point halftime lead.
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Ohio Valley (4-16) fell to Cedarville 97-76 Saturday.
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Salem has a return match-up at Cheyney University Monday before returning home for a Thursday afternoon matinee against Chowan University.