title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 71 WIU 84 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F WIU 21 9 23 18 71 TSU 20 19 18 27 84 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team shot 55.6 percent from three-point range on the way to an 84-71 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks at home Saturday. The Tigers (8-16, 5-9) had five players score in double figures, led by Zyion Shannon, who had 26 points, five assists and two steals. Lyric Coletacked on a double-double with 14 points…
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Tennessee State’s comeback bid falls short against Western Illinois, 68-61
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…
Read MoreTennessee State begins three-game home stand Saturday v Western Illinois
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 &…
Read MoreTennessee State blown out on the road at Tennessee Tech , 70-50
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…
Read MoreTennessee State women’s hoops take it on the chin at Tennessee Tech, 80-64
Earlier this season, on January 18, Tennessee Tech came to the Gentry Center and left with an 86-81 victory. Tuesday night the Lady Tigers visited the Elben Center and, like their matchup earlier in the season were served another defeat, 80-64 in a nearly wire-to-wire manner. The Golden Eagles’ offense was clicking, shooting 57% (29-51) and 50% (7-14) from downtown on the evening. The Lady Tigers lead early at 1-0 on an Eboni Williams free throw. That lead lasted a mere eight seconds, as a three-pointer from Maaliya Owens put…
Read MoreHot shooting from downtown powers Tennessee State past SEMO, 77-74
title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 77 Winner TSU 74 SEMO Team 1 2 F TSU 38 39 77 SEMO 29 45 74 CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team shot 50 percent from beyond the arc on the way to a 77-74 win against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks on the road Saturday. The Tigers (15-10, 8-4) had three players score in double figures, led by Kinyon Hodges, who had 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Jason Jitobohtacked on 13 points, seven rebounds and three…
Read MoreTennessee State Lady Tigers fall at SEMO, 48-47
title image via TSU Basketball 47 TSU 48 Winner SEMO Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 15 8 16 8 47 SEMO 18 9 12 9 48 Despite a defensive effort in which they held their opponent to 29.6 shooting from the floor and forced 24 turnovers, the Tennessee State Lady Tigers came up short against Southeast Missouri, 48-47. After a brief tie at 2, Tennessee State took its first lead of the afternoon on Zyion Shannon’s three-pointer that made the score 9-6 at the 6:33 mark of the period.…
Read MoreTennessee State hoops defeats Lindenwood on the road, 65-55
title image courtesy of Tennessee State Basketball 65 Winner Tennessee St. 14-10,7-4 OVC 55 Lindenwood 8-16,2-9 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 28 37 65 Lindenwood 27 28 55 SAINT CHARLES, Mo. – The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 36-point performance from the bench on the way to a 65-55 victory over the Lindenwood Lions on the road Thursday. The Tigers (14-10, 7-4) had three players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 13 points and six rebounds. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. tacked on 12 points from the bench and Kinyon Hodges chipped in…
Read MoreTennessee State women’s hoops falls to Lindenwood in double overtime, 81-73
title image via Tennessee State Basketball A career night from Zyion Shannon was not enough as the Lady Tigers of Tennessee State fell in double overtime to Lindenwood, 81-73. Despite Lindenwood not scoring their first points until 2:31 mark of the quarter Tennessee State managed to come out of a low-scoring first quarter with just a 10-8 lead. The Lions tied the game for the first time on an Alyssa Nielsen layup on their opening possession of the second quarter. Lindenwood jumped out front for the first time on the…
Read MoreTennessee State Lady Tigers set to square off with Lindenwood Thursday
title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications Story Links OPENING TIP — The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will hit the road to Missouri for two games this week after picking up two wins at home last week. The Lady Tigers will start their two-game road stretch in St. Charles as they will face Lindenwood tomorrow evening. The Matchup: Tennessee State (7-13, 5-6 OVC) vs. Lindenwood (5-15, 3-7 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 8 at 5:00 PM CTLocation: Hyland Arena || St. Charles, Mo. TV: ESPN+ SERIES INFORMATION: This will be…
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