Tag: Tennessee State Basketball

Tennessee State women’s hoops comes up short against Akron, 55-49

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 49 TSU 55 Winner UA Team 1 2 3 4 F TSU 6  15  17  11  49 UA 14  13  14  14  55 AKRON, Ohio – The Tennessee State women’s basketball team kept Akron to just 16.7 percent from deep in a 3-for-18 shooting performance, but fell 55-49 to the Zips on the road Sunday. The Tigers (2-6) had two players score in double figures, led by Sanaa’ St. Andre, who had 17 points. Caitlin Anderson added 11 points, four assists, and two steals and Eboni…

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Trouble in the second and third quarter sinks TSU against Cincinnati, 76-52

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of TSU Athletics 52 Tennessee St. 2-5,0-0 OVC 76 Cincinnati 4-3,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 17  4  15  16  52 Cincinnati 19  19  25  13  76 Zyion Shannon, Sanaa’ St. Andre and Caitlin Anderson combined to score 42 of Tennessee State’s 52 total points, but the Tigers fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats 76-52 on the road Friday. The Tigers (2-5) had three players score in double figures, led by Shannon, who had 14 points and two steals. St. Andre and Anderson also tacked…

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Tennessee State hoops hosting Austin Peay Saturday night

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team returns home as they will face Austin Peay in the Battle of I-24. Tomorrow’s contest marks the first time the Tigers have hosted a DI team this season as the Governors come to town.   The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (5-3, 0-0 OVC) vs. Austin Peay (3-5, 0-0 ASUN)Date/Time: Saturday, December 2 at 6:00 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || Nashville, Tenn.TV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst)LIVE STATS WHERE TO WATCH &…

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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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Tennessee State defeats Southeatern Louisiana in Emerald Coast Classic Consolation game

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Title Image via Tennessee State Athletics 91 Winner Tennessee St. 5-2,0-0 OVC 77 Southeastern La. 1-5,0-0 Southland Team 1 2 F Tennessee St. 43  48  91 Southeastern La. 48  29  77 Tennessee State men’s basketball secured a 91-77 victory against Southeastern Louisiana in the consolation game at the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday, with five Tigers scoring at least 10 points. The Tigers (5-2) exhibited balanced scoring, as five players reached double figures. EJ Bellinger led the way with 18 points, supported by Christian Brown contributing 18 points off the bench and Kinyon Hodges chipping in with 15…

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Defense paves the way for 53-43 win over Bryant

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Title image via Tennessee State Athetics 53 Winner Tennessee St. 2-4,0-0 OVC 43 Bryant 3-4,0-0 America East Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 10  12  12  19  53 Bryant 8  3  19  13  43 The defense of the Tennessee State Lady Tigers forced Bryant into 25 turnovers and held them to just 29% shooting from the floor in a 53-43 win. The teams combined to shoot 8-35 ( 4-19 for TSU and 4-16 for Bryant) in a first quarter than Tennessee State won 10-8. Offensively speaking, the second quarter was a…

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Tennessee State Basketball to play in Emerald Coast Classic consolation game Saturday morning

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics  After falling to Mercer on Friday morning, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team is set to compete against Southeast Louisiana in the consolation round of the day bracket at 10:00 AM on Saturday morning. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (4-2, 0-0 OVC) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (1-4, 0-0 Southland)Date/Time: Saturday, November 25 at 10:00 AM CTLocation: Raider Arena || Niceville, FLa. TV: FloHoopsRadio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Nick Guerriero (analyst)LIVE STATS WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship network, including 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), and 107.9 FM (Smyrna),…

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Tennessee State hoops edged in semis of Emerald Coast Classic by Mercer, 60-59

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 60 Winner Mercer 2-3,0-0 SoCon 59 Tennessee St. 4-2,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Mercer 32  28  60 Tennessee St. 17  42  59  Jaylen Jones had a team-high 18 points, but an 18-point deficit was too much to overcome for the Tennessee State men’s basketball team in a 60-59 loss to Mercer on Friday in the semifinals of the Emerald Coast Classic. The Tigers (4-2) had two players score in double figures, led by Jaylen Jones, who had 18 points. Kinyon Hodgesadded 17 points, six…

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Tennessee State surges in second half to put Midway away, 87-70

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Title image via Tennessee State Athletics 70 Midway 0-3 87 Winner Tennessee St. 4-1,0-0 OVC Team 1 2 F Midway 35  35  70 Tennessee St. 32  55  87 Hot shooting in the second half, TSU shot a blistering 63.6% in the game’s final 20 minutes, allowing the Tigers of Tennessee State to break open a close game against the Midway Eagles for an 87-70 win Monday night.  Midway got off to a fast start, scoring the first six points of the evening. The first half was a back-and-forth affair that saw eight lead…

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