Tag: Aaron Nkrumah

Aaron Nkrumah wins second OVC Player of the Week 

Staff

For the second time in two weeks, Tennessee State guard was named the Ohio Valley Conference player of the Week.  The senior helped lead TSU to a 3-0 week, averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and a jaw-dropping 5.0 steals.  Against UNC Asheville, Nkrumah dropped 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and a school-record 9 steals. He chased that with a 16-point, 6 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists performance in the Tigers’ 98-77 win over Tennessee Wesleyan. Nkrumah capped the week with 17 points, 5 assists, and 3…

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Nkrumah’s buzzer beater lifts Tennessee State to fourth straight win

Brandon King

Once again, it took late-game heroics, but Tennessee State was able to pull out a 72-70 win over Little Rock. Aaron Nkrumah’s three-pointer with 0.6 was the decisive basket that propelled the Tigers to victory.  Little Rock scored first on Isaiah Lewis’ fastbreak layup, giving the Trojans an early 2-0 lead. U can not The Trojans would build as much as a 7-point advantage, showing the way until Brandon Weston’s layup gave the Tigers their lead of the evening, 14-13 at the 10:20 mark. The rest of the half saw…

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