Tag: OVC basketball

Tennessee State Lady Tigers fall to SIUE in OT 76-70

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Title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State women’s basketball team fell to the SIUE 76-70 in overtime on Thursday at the Gentry Center. The Tigers (4-13, 0-7 OVC) had three players score in double figures, led by Aaniya Webb, who put together a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. XaiOnna Whitfield tacked on 16 points and two steals off of the bench and Somah Kamara helped out with 14 points. Led by Lyric Cole’s four offensive rebounds, Tennessee State did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down…

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Tennessee State handily defeats Western Illinois 72-52

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 72 Winner TSU 52 WIU Team 1 2 F TSU 39  33  72 WIU 19  33  52  Ronald Jessamy led the Tennessee State men’s basketball team with a team-high 16 points in a 72-52 win over Western Illinois on Saturday.  The Tigers (6-11, 2-4 OVC) got a 24-point performance from their bench and had two players score in double figures, led by Jessamy, added eight rebounds and five blocks. Josh Ogundele added 12 points, eight rebounds and two steals and Brandon Weston added nine points,…

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Tennessee State defeated by Lindenwood 72-62

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62 TSU 72 Winner Linden Team 1 2 F TSU 34  28  62 Linden 29  43  72 Turnovers in the second proved to be the Tigers’ undoing as they committed 10 turnovers in the game’s final 20 minutes, which helped fuel a second-half surge from the Lions, as Lindenwood handed the Tigers a 72-62 defeat.  The Tigers got off to a solid start connecting on 6 of their first 10 field goal attempts to build an early 16-5 lead on Antoine Lorick III’s jumper at the 12:25 mark of the first…

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Tennessee State defeats Little Rock 95-86

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State University men’s hoops team ended a three-game losing skid and notched their first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season with a 95-86 win over Little Rock Saturday afternoon.  From Tennessee State Athletics:   Ronald Jessamy and Brandon Weston both recorded double-doubles to help lead the Tennessee State men’s basketball team over Little Rock, 95-86 at the Gentry Saturday. The Tigers (5-10, 1-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Travis Harper II, who had 20 points and two steals. Jessamy tacked on a double-double…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops sputters in second half in 68-51 loss at Morehead State

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51 TSU 68 Winner More Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13  21  8  9  51 More 19  10  15  24  68 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team went into the half beating Morehead State 34-29, but could not hang on in the second half and fell 68-51 to the Eagles on the road Saturday. Saniah Parker led the Tigers (4-8, 0-2 OVC) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Krystal Haddock added six points and Angel Hill chipped in as well with seven points from the bench. The Tennessee State defense caused its share of…

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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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