Tag: Tennessee State Basketball

Tennessee State Basketball to take on Lindenwood Thursday night

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title image via Tennesseee State Basketball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State University OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will hit the road for two games this week, as they are set to take on Lindenwood and Southeast Missouri. The Tigers will look to pick up their second win over LWU this season after defeating them inside the Gentry Center in early January. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (13-10, 6-4 OVC) vs. Lindenwood (8-15, 2-8 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, February 8 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Hyland Arena || St. Charles, Mo.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg…

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Tennessee State bench shows up big in win over Southern Indiana

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title image via Tennessee State Basketball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 74 Southern Ind. 6-17,3-7 OVC 79 Winner Tennessee St. 13-10,6-4 OVC Team 1 2 F Southern Ind. 38  36  74 Tennessee St. 36  43  79 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team got a 50-point performance from the bench on the way to a 79-74 win over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at home Saturday. The Tigers (13-10, 6-4) had four players score in double figures, led by Ej Bellinger, who had 21 points and six rebounds. Jaylen Jonestacked on 16 points and five…

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

Brandon King

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

Brandon King

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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Late shot lifts Tennessee State to victory 58-57 over Western Illinois

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58 Winner TSU 57 WIU Team 1 2 F TSU 21  37  58 WIU 28  29  MACOMB, ILL. — Jason Jitoboh knocked down a buzzer-beating shot with just three seconds left in the game to lead the Tennessee State men’s basketball team past the Western Illinois Leathernecks 58-57 on the road Saturday. The Tigers (11-9, 4-3) had three players score in double figures, led by Kinyon Hodges, who had 13 points and two steals. Jitoboh added 12 points and Christian Brown chipped in as well with 11 points. Tennessee State’s defense held Western Illinois to only…

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Tennessee State handily defeats Tennessee Tech, 85-53

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title image via TSU Athletics 53 Tennessee Tech 7-12,2-4 OVC 85 Winner Tennessee St. 10-9,3-3 OVC Team 1 2 F Tennessee Tech 30  23  53 Tennessee St. 36  49  85 Behind hyper efficient shooting from the floor, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team was able to lay a 85-53 beating on the Eagles of Tennessee Tech Thursday night. TSU got off to a quick start , scoring the first ten points of the contest, before Tech finally got on the board via a Jayvis Harvey jumpsuit that made the score 10-2. The Tigers…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short against Tennessee Tech, 86-81

Brandon King

title image via TSU Athletics Sanaa’ St. Andre’s 37 points were not enough, as the Tigers of Tennessee State came up short, falling 86-81 to Tennessee Tech 86-81 Thursday night at the Gentry Center. The teams played to a 16-16 stalemate in the first quarter. Although the Tigers shot a very efficient 7-12 (58.3%) in the second quarter, the Eagles were even more locked in, shooting a scorching 11-16 ( 68.8%) in outscoring TSU 28-22 to take a 44-38 lead into halftime. Very little changed in the third quarter, with…

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Tennessee State’s Jaylen Jones tabbed OVC Freshman of the Week for a fourth time

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For the fourth time on the season, Tennessee State guard Jaylen Jones was named OVC Freshmen of the Week. Coming off the pine against the Lions of Lindenwood, Jones contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds in just 17 minutes in the Tigers’ 75-60 victory. On the season, the Nashville native has appeared in 17 games, starting 8, averaging 10.8 points and 4.4 assists on .428/.357/.673 splits. He has cracked double figures 13 of those games, while his 46 assists and 19 steals rank first and second on the team, respectively.

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