Tag: OVC basketball

Tennessee State women’s hoops defeats Southern Indiana 65-58

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 58 Southern Ind. 14-6,9-1 OVC 65 Winner Tennessee St. 7-13,4-6 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 F Southern Ind. 14  14  18  12  58 Tennessee St. 19  12  15  19  65 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team busted open a 46-46 tie to end the third quarter and defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 65-58 at home Saturday. USI came into Saturday’s contest as the only undefeated team in the OVC.  The Tigers (7-13, 4-6) had four players score in double…

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Tennessee State falls big to Morehead State at home, 68-49

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 68 Winner More 49 TSU Team 1 2 F More 35  33  68 TSU 22  27  49 NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 16-point performance from the bench but fell 68-49 to the Morehead State Eagles at home Thursday. The Tigers (12-10, 5-4) had two players score in double figures, led by Jason Jitoboh, who had 12 points and three blocks. Denim Dawson tacked on 10 points and Ej Bellinger added nine points. How It Happened Tennessee State struggled out…

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Tennessee State hoops takes on OVC leader at home tonight

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball returns to the Gentry Center for a two-game home stretch that starts on Thursday night with a showdown against Morehead State. TSU will put its 8-1 home record on the line as they welcome the hottest team in the OVC. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (12-9, 5-3 OVC) vs. Morehead State (16-5, 7-1 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 1 at 7:00 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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TSU Lady Tigers come up short in OT, 71-67

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The Lady Tigers were able to force the game into overtime on a free throw from Saniah Parker with 20 seconds left in the game, however were outscored in the extra frame 11-7 as they fell to Eastern Illinois 71-67.  TSU was able to turn an early 9-4 deficit into a 16-9 advantage with 2:18 left in the quarter via a 12-0 run. A three-pointer from Ellie Buzzelle trimmed the Tiger lead to 16-14 at the close of the first quarter.  Tennessee State was able to show the way for…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short in OT against Western Illinois, 79-71

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics 71 TSU 79 Winner WIU Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F TSU 18  16  18  14  5  71 WIU 13  16  19  18  13  79 MACOMB, ILL. — Eboni Williams hit a game-tying shot with 35 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime, but the Tennessee State women’s basketball team was outscored 13-5 in the extra period and fell 79-71 to Western Illinois on the road Saturday. The Tigers (5-12, 2-5) had four players score in double figures, led by Sanaa’ St. Andre,…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short against UT Martin, 75-69

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title image via TSU Tigers Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 75 Winner UTM 69 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UTM 19  23  13  20  75 TSU 14  17  18  20  69 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team had 10 fewer turnovers than UT Martin but fell 75-69 to the Skyhawks at home Thursday. The Tigers (3-8, 0-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Sanaa’ St. Andre, who had 17 points and three steals. Zyion Shannonadded 14 points and six rebounds from the bench and Eboni Williams helped out with 12…

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Tennessee State hoops opens up OVC play today against UT Martin

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, DIrector of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will put its 5-0 home record on the line as they will open Ohio Valley Conference play tomorrow evening against UT Martin. TSU finished the non-conference slate 7-6 which is tied for 2nd in the OVC. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (7-6, 0-0 OVC) vs. UT Martin (7-6, 0-0 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, December 28 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship…

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Tennessee State’s Caitlyn Anderson named OVC Newcomer of the Week

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – For the second straight week, the Tennessee State women’s basketball team has had a player named as the OVC Newcomer of the Week after the league announced Caitlin Anderson as this week’s Newcomer on Tuesday morning. The Graduate transfer guard averaged 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.0 steals throughout two games last week against Cincinnati and Akron. Anderson finished with a season-high 14 points against UC, along with five boards, and three assists.…

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Tennessee State comes up short in overtime against Alabama A&M, 85-83

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 83 TSU 85 Winner AAMU Team 1 2 OT 1 F TSU 37  38  8  83 AAMU 29  46  10  85 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team out-rebounded the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 42-41, but fell 85-83 on the road Wednesday. The Tigers (5-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Kinyon Hodges, who had 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals. Ej Bellinger added 19 points and Christian Brown helped out with 17 points and seven rebounds…

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Tennessee State’s Jaylen Jones named OVC Freshman of the Week

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State freshman guard was named Freshman of the Week by the Ohio Valley Conference on Monday. In three games last week, the Nashville, Tennessee product put together three double figure scoring performances -10 points against Midway, a career-high us Mercer and 11 on Southeastern Louisiana- in helping the Tigers to a 2-1 week. Jones averaged 13.0 points, 7 boards, 5.0 assists and 1 steal per contest during the three-game stretch. The former 3-star product has scored in double figures 5 times this season…

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