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…
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Tennessee 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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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…
Read MoreTennessee State bench shows up big in win over Southern Indiana
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…
Read MoreTennessee State falls big to Morehead State at home, 68-49
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…
Read MoreTennessee State hoops takes on OVC leader at home tonight
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…
Read MoreTSU Lady Tigers come up short in OT, 71-67
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…
Read MoreTennessee State Lady Tigers come up short in OT against Western Illinois, 79-71
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,…
Read MoreLate shot lifts Tennessee State to victory 58-57 over Western Illinois
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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