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53
Tennessee Tech 7-12,2-4 OVC
85
Winner Tennessee St. 10-9,3-3 OVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| Tennessee St. | 36 | 49 | 85 |
Behind hyper efficient shooting from the floor, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team was able to lay a 85-53 beating on the Eagles of Tennessee Tech Thursday night.
TSU got off to a quick start , scoring the first ten points of the contest, before Tech finally got on the board via a Jayvis Harvey jumpsuit that made the score 10-2. The Tigers showed the way for the entirety of the half, with the Eagles drawing as close as two points on a pair pf free throws from Harvey that brought the court to 28-26 at the 1:31 mark of the half. Tennessee State took a 36-30 lead into the half , shooting 63.4% ( 14-22) and 60% (6-10) from downtown in the first half.
Christian Brown started the second half with five points that put the Tigers up 41-30 with 18:12 left in the contest. That was the closest the game would ever be as Tennessee State built as much as a 32 point advantage as the Tigers cruised to a comfortable 85-53 win.
Christian Brown and reigning OVC Freshman of the Week Jaylen Jones paced the Tigers with 14 points. E.J. Bellinger added 13 points, Jason Jitoboh put 11 points; Denim Dawson and Kinyon Hodges both chipped in 10 points.
In a losing effort, Jayvis Harvey led three Tennessee Tech players in double figures with 17 points; Josiah Davis and Rodney Johnson Jr contributed 13 points each.
Up next for Tennessee State (10-9, 3-3) is a meeting this Saturday against Western Illinois.
Next Game: at Western Illinois 1/20/2024 | 3:30 PM ESPN+ WNSR — 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), 107.9 FM (Smyrna)
Team Statistics
| Game Stats | TNTech | TSU |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | .368 | .633 |
| 3FG% | .059 | .571 |
| FT% | .625 | .917 |
| RB | 28 | 30 |
| TO | 9 | 9 |
| STL | 3 | 5 |
