Tag: OVC basketball

Tennessee State’s basketball season ends in heartbreaking fashion

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 59 Tennessee St. 18-15,10-8 OVC 61 Winner Western Ill. 21-11,13-5 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 30  29  59 Western Ill. 30  31  61 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Western Illinois Leathernecks 61-59 at Ford Center Thursday on Ryan Myers’ buzzer-beating shot with only two seconds left in the game. The Tigers (18-15) had three players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 17 points and eight rebounds. Christian Brown added 13 points and seven…

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Tennessee State men’s hoops to take on Southern Indiana in first round of OVC Tourney

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title image via Tennesseee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will make its 32ndappearance in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament tomorrow evening as the Tigers will take on Southern Indiana in their first-round matchup at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The Tigers enter this year’s tournament as the fifth seed while USI is the eighth seed. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (17-14, 10-8 OVC) vs. Southern Indiana (8-23, 5-13 OVC)Date/Time: Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30 PM CTLocation: Ford Center ||…

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Tennessee State Basketball ends regular season on sour note in 96-87 loss to UT Martin

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball 87 Tennessee St. 17-14,10-8 OVC 96 Winner UT Martin 21-10,14-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 43  44  87 UT Martin 40  56  96 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team came up short in a 96-87 loss to the UT Martin Skyhawks on the road Saturday. The Tigers (17-14, 10-8) had four players score in double figures, led by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., who had 18 points and five assists. Ej Bellinger tacked on 15 points and Kinyon Hodges chipped in as well with 14 points and seven rebounds. Led…

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Tennessee State Men’s donkey kicked by Little Rock, 85-60

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Title image via Tennessee State Basketball 60 Tennessee St. 17-13,10-7 OVC 85 Winner Little Rock 19-11,13-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 32  28  60 Little Rock 47  38  85 Thursday night did not go as planned for the Tennessee State Tigers.  Little Rock’s fluid, ball-pressure-based defensive attack forced the Tigers into 18 turnovers and just 4-21 (19%) from downtown as, in front of a national audience, the Trojans thrashed the Tigers 85-60.  Kinyon Hodges’s layup was the first point of the game to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead, however, Little Rock…

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Tennessee State Basketball prepared for nationally-televised tilt with Little Rock

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: After picking up two wins at home last week, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team will look to do the same on the road, starting with Little Rock on national television tomorrow evening. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (17-12, 10-6 OVC) vs. Little Rock (18-11, 12-4 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 29 at 8:00 PM CTLocation: Jack Stephens Center || Little Rock, Ark. TV: ESPNURadio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship network, which includes 560…

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Hodges with record setting performance in Tennessee State’s 76-71 win over SIUE

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Coourtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 71 SIUE 16-13,9-7 OVC 76 Winner Tennessee St. 17-12,10-6 OVC Team 1 2 F SIUE 25  46  71 Tennessee St. 36  40  76 NASHVILLE – Kinyon Hodges racked up eight steals, and the Tennessee State men’s basketball team took down the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 76-71 at home Saturday. Hodges’ eight swipes is a new single-game TSU record, surpassing Garrett Richardson’s seven in February of 2003.  The Tigers (17-12, 10-6) had four players score in double figures, led by Michael Shanks, who had 16 points. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. added 15 points…

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Tennessee State v Little Rock to be featured on ESPNU on February 29

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image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Ohio Valley Conference announced today that the Tennessee State men’s basketball team will be featured on national television for their game against Little Rock on February 29, airing on ESPNU. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 8:00 p.m. in Little Rock. The OVC is implementing a Wild Card selection process to determine the linear broadcasts for the second season. Selections are made and announced approximately two weeks before the competition date to ensure…

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Tennessee State’s comeback bid falls short against Western Illinois, 68-61

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 68 Winner WIU 61 TSU Team 1 2 F WIU 34  34  68 TSU 17  44  61 –The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 21-point showing from the bench, but fell 68-61 to the Western Illinois Leathernecks at home Saturday. The Tigers (15-12, 8-6) had two players score in double figures, led by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., who had 20 points. Jason Jitoboh tacked on 13 points and Jaylen Jones added eight points and two steals. Led by Ej Bellinger’s three offensive rebounds, Tennessee State…

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Tennessee State begins three-game home stand Saturday v Western Illinois

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of  Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball program will look to get back in the win column when it returns to the Gentry Center to face Western Illinois tomorrow afternoon. This will be the first of three straight home games for the Tigers. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (15-11, 8-5 OVC) vs. Western Illinois (16-10, 9-4 OVC)Date/Time: Tuesday, February 17 at 3:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH &…

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Tennessee State blown out on the road at Tennessee Tech , 70-50

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 50 TSU 70 Winner TNTech Team 1 2 F TSU 29  21  50 TNTech 27  43  70 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Jason Jitoboh registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, but the Tennessee State men’s basketball team fell to the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 70-50 on the road Tuesday. In addition to Jitoboh’s double-double, the Tigers (15-11, 8-5) were led by Kinyon Hodges, who recorded eight points, eight rebounds and two steals, and by Christian Brown, who tacked on 16 points. Tennessee State out-rebounded…

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