Tag: HBCU Basketball

Tennessee State Lady Tigers to round out non-conference schedule with UT Southern

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will take the court one more time before Christmas break as they are set to host UT Southern tomorrow afternoon inside the Gentry Center. This will be TSU’s final non-conference game with OVC play will start December 28. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (2-5, 0-0 OVC) vs. UT Southern (3-6, 2-3 SSAC)Date/Time: Thursday, December 21 at noon CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+ — Greg Pogue (pxp), Albert Dawson (analyst)LIVE STATS SERIES INFORMATION: This…

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Albany State hoops lay the smack down on Kentucky State, 84-56

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title image via Albany State Athletics÷≥ Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams men’s basketball team snapped their 5-game losing streak after defeating the Kentucky State Thorobreds (84-56) at the ASU West Campus Arena on Monday afternoon.  The Golden Rams improved to (5-6) overall and (3-3) in the SIAC.  The Golden Rams improved to (5-3) at home.  The Thorobreds fell to (2-7) overall and (0-6) in the SIAC.   The Golden Rams led by as many as 30 points and held the lead for nearly 39 minutes over…

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TSU Hoops takes it on the chin against Indiana State, 90-69

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 69 Tennessee St. 7-6,0-0 OVC 90 Winner Indiana St. 11-1,2-0 MVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 38  31  69 Indiana St. 42  48  90 – Kinyon Hodgesregistered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Indiana State Sycamores 90-69 on the road Tuesday. In addition to Hodges’ double-double, the Tigers (7-6) were led by Jaylen Jones, who put up 16 points, and by Christian Brown, who tacked on 10 points coming off the bench. Led…

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Tennessee State hoops to close out non-conference schedule against Indiana State

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will play their final non-conference game of the season tomorrow night as they will take on a red-hot Indianan State team. The Tigers will take on ISU before having nine days off for Christmas break. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (7-5, 0-0 OVC) vs. Indiana State (10-1, 2-0 The Valley)Date/Time: Tuesday, December 19 at 6:00 PM CTLocation: Hulman Center || Terre Haute, Ind.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH &…

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FAMU blown out by Iowa State 96-58

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title image Luke Lu/Iowa State Athletics 58 FAMU 96 Winner IowaSt Team 1 2 F FAMU 24  34  58 IowaSt 44  52  96 Keith Lamar and Morrell Schramm combined to score 37 total points – 63.8 percent of Florida A&M’s points – but the Rattlers fell to the Iowa State Cyclones 96-58 on the road Sunday. Lamar led the Rattlers (2-7) with 27 points and eight rebounds. Schramm tacked on 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists off the bench and Shannon Grant chipped in as well with eight points. The Florida A&M offense was impressive…

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Savannah State pulls away in second half to down Tuskegee, 62-55

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title image via Stefan Smith Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics Despite a hard-fought effort, Tuskegee men’s basketball fell in the final five minutes as the team lost the road conference matchup, 62-55, to Savannah State on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Arena. The Golden Tigers (2-8, 1-4 SIAC) dropped their third straight road conference game, while Savannah State (4-3, 2-1 SIAC) earned their second win in league play. Guard Kevin Sesberry led the Golden Tigers in scoring in his first game of the year after transferring to the program with 16 points on 5-of-11…

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Winton-Salem State hoops get year-end win over Lincoln (PA)

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title image via Tag the shooter Courtesy of Winston Salem State Athletics 67 Winner WSSU 65 Linc Team 1 2 F WSSU 32  35  67 Linc 36  29  65 LINCOLN, Pa. – The Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team edged out Lincoln University (Pa) 67-65 at Manuel Rivero Hall. The Rams improved to (9-3, 3-0 CIAA) and end the year on a four-game win streak. Jaylen Alston led the Rams with a double-double, 21 points, and 10 rebounds, while Isaac Parson chipped in with 12 points and six assists.  Imajae Dodd scored 10 points, and Jaylin Parker had nine points. Quick…

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Texas Southern gets comeback win over Howard in Las Vegas

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title image via Texas Athletics Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information It was a tale of two halves as Texas Southern rallied back in the second half to claim a 79-78 win over Howard in the finale of the Boost Mobile HBCU Challenge on Sunday. Howard scored the game’s opening basket and maintained its lead the entire first half despite TSU getting within three points on several occasions early on. With the score 17-14 in favor of Howard at the 10:08 mark, the Bison went on a 6-0 run which forced…

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Tennessee State spanks Boyce 117-59

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 59 Boyce 117 Winner TSU Team 1 2 F Boyce 36  23  59 TSU 58  59  117 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team shot 54.2 percent from deep on the way to a 117-59 win over the Boyce Bulldogs at home Saturday. The Tigers (7-5) had six players score in double figures, led by Michael Shanks, who had a career-high 31 points and seven rebounds. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. tacked on 16 points and Kinyon Hodges chipped in as well with 13 points. Tennessee State out-rebounded Boyce…

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Hampton hoops to take on nationally-ranked James Madison

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title image via Nelson Cheeseman Courtesy of Hampton Athletics Hampton University men’s basketball hosts No. 20 James Madison this Saturday inside the Convocation Center. The Pirates have not faced a nationally ranked opponent since the 2017-18 season when they traveled to No. 13 Virginia. HU will be closing out their game home stretch.  Saturday’s game against the Dukes will also be Kids Day. With the purchase of one adult ticket using the promo code KIDS, four kids 12 and under will be able to get in free. Kids will also…

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