61 TSU 77 APSU Team 1 2 F TSU 36 25 61 APSU 30 47 77 Sputtering offense in the second half proved to be the Tigers undoing as they fell to the Governors of Austin Peay 77-61 in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday. Tennessee State, who shot 51.9% from the floor in the first half, was able to battle back after falling behind 20-12 on Sean Durugurdon’s three-pointer with 10:32 left in the half. The Tigers scored 8 consecutive points over the next 3 minutes to tie the game at…
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Haynes-Overton’s 22 points helps to push Tennessee State past Lipscomb, 74-64
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 64 Lips 74 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Lips 20 15 12 17 64 TSU 15 23 18 18 74 Erica Haynes-Overton scored 22 points to lead the Tennessee State women’s basketball team \with a 74-64 win over Lipscomb on Saturday. The Lady Tigers (4-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Haynes-Overton, who had 22 points and two steals. Gia Adams tacked on 17 points and three steals and Lyric Cole chipped in as well with a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Tennessee State…
Read MoreTennessee State gets past Omaha 74-72 behind Haynes-Overton’s 32
72 UNO 74 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UNO 21 12 19 20 72 TSU 23 10 23 18 74 In a game that saw 14 lead changes, The Tennessee State women’s basketball team evened their record at 3-3,getting a 74-72 win over the University of Nebraska Omaha on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers only shot 41.9% from the field including a frigid 21.4% from downtown but were able to mitigate those shooting woes by forcing 27 Mavericks turnovers which they were able to translate into 33 points. The…
Read MoreTennessee State women’s hoops spanked by Butler, 72-55
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athlefics INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got a 22-point showing from the bench, but fell 72-55 to the Butler Bulldogs on the road Monday. The Lady Tigers (2-3) had two players score in double figures, led by Gia Adams, who had 14 points. Ashley Malone added 10 points and two steals off of the bench and Saniah Parker added nine points and two steals. Tennessee State forced 22 Butler turnovers while committing 19 themselves in Monday’s game. The Lady Tigers turned those takeaways into 19 points on the other…
Read MoreTennessee State Men’s hoops opens up SoCal Challenge against CSUN today
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics TSU men’s basketball is California Dreamin’ looking for its first MTE Tournament Championship under Penny Collins at the SoCal Challenge this week. The Tigers will open the event on Monday against Cal State Northridge at noon local time. High Point and Central Michigan will conclude the Sand Division opening round at 2 pm on Monday. The event will conclude Wednesday afternoon with the consolation game at noon and the championship game at 2 pm. All games will be played at the Pavilion at JSerra in San…
Read MoreTurnovers and brick-laying sinks TSU against Salukis
The Tennessee State men’s basketball team tasted defeat for the first time this season, falling on the road 57-44 to Southern Illinois on Thursday evening. Tennessee State brought their chops on the defensive side of the ball, holding SIU to 38% from the field and a frigid 14% from downtown , but turnovers and their own misfires from the field proved to be the Tigers’ undoing, as they had 17 turnovers. The Tigers left their shooting eye in Nashville, connecting on just 28.3% of their field goal attempts, 21.1% from…
Read MoreNovember 14, 2022 OVC Women’s Basketball Recap
Courtesy of the Ohio Valley Conference MONDAY’S SCORES@Tennessee State 84, Trevecca 80Eastern Illinois 64, @Western Illinois 62@UT Martin 73, Arkansas State 54@Tennessee Tech 75, Samford 70 TENNESSEE STATE 84, TREVECCA 80NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee State defeated visiting Trevecca, 84-80, on Monday night. TSU had four players reach double figures in scoring with Gia Adams leading the way with 20. Adams went 7-for-8 from the line while tallying two assists and two steals. Lyric Cole added 19 points and nine rebounts while Erica Haynes-Overton had 17 points and Zyion Shannon had 13. Saniah…
Read MoreTennessee State Basketball gets 87-76 win over Alabama A&M
76 Alabama A&M 0-2,0-0 SWAC 87 Tennessee St. 3-0,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Alabama A&M 35 41 76 Tennessee St. 47 40 87 Tennessee State moed to 3-0 on the young season , as they completed their opening three-game homestead with a 87-76 victory over Alabama A&M. With leading scorer Jr. Clay, saddled with foul trouble and with his shooting stroke a bit off the mark, the TSU bench picked up the slack with 34 points, 20 of which came from Christian Brown who made his season debut. Although the first…
Read MoreTennessee State Men’s Hoops picked 2nd in OVC, four players named All-OVC
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State men’s basketball was picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll, its highest under head coach Brian “Penny” Collins, as announced by the league office at the yearly OVC Media Day at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Tennessee State led the way with four Preseason All-OVC selections this season, including guards Jr. Clay, Marcus Fitzgerald Jr., Dedric Boyd, and forward Zion Griffin. Clay came to the program for fellow league school Tennessee Tech where he earned four career All-OVC honors and thanks…
Read MoreTennessee State women’s hoops goes down 67-53 to Austin Peay in OVC tournament
From Tennessee State Athletics 53 TSU 67 APSU Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 13 12 7 21 53 APSU 13 23 16 15 67 The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team had its season come to an end on Thursday in the OVC Quarterfinals after falling to Austin Peay, 67-53. The Lady Tigers saw a 12-win improvement from a season ago led by a tremendous turnaround by second-year head coach Ty Evans. Tatyana Davis led the Lady Tigers with 17 points and Gia Adams had 15. TSU took an early lead thanks to…
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