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Fitzgerald Jr scores 26 and Tennessee State staves off second half rally to beat Eastern Illinois,78-74

Brandon King

74 EIU 78  TSU Team 1 2 F EIU 20  54  74 TSU 40  38  78 A game that appeared to be a rout for Tennessee State , ended up being a game the Tigers had to hold on to win ,as they defeated the Panthers of Eastern Illinois 78-74 Thursday night. The Tigers, building a 15-5 lead on Jr. Clay’s jumper with 12:22 left in the half. Over the course of the half, Tennessee State found success getting into the paint and kicking it out to open shooters, as…

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October 30 Ohio Valley Conference Football Players of the Week

Staff

Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference • OVC Football Players of the Week – October 30 (PDF) OFFENSIVEZak Wallace, RB • 6-0, 220, R-So. • Benton, Ark. • UT MartinWallace scored a career-high four touchdowns and rushed for 155 yards as UT Martin won 52-28 at Houston Christian. The sophomore carried the ball 15 times, averaging 10.3 yards/carry; it marked his third 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Wallace scored on runs of 2, 17, 63 and 41 yards in the victory, marking his third career game with three or more touchdowns. He…

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Tennessee State’s run game and defense leads to 30-14 OVC win over TTU

Brandon King

30  TSU 14 TTU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 0 16 14 0 30 TTU 0 0 0 14 14 Powered by dominant second and third quarters and a running game that produced 219 yards, Tennessee State won their second straight game and their first Onio Valley Conference matchup of the season 30-14 over Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech got off to an awful start when Jayvian Allen fumbled the opening kickoff which was covered by TSU’s Marcel Lockett at the TTU 28-yard line. The TSU offense advance to…

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