Tag: Tennessee State Basketball

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

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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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TSU Hoops to take on Tennessee Tech Thursday night

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State University OPENING TIP: The Tennessee State men’s basketball will look to even its Ohio Valley Conference record tomorrow night inside the Gentry Center as the Tigers will host Tennessee Tech at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the league matchup with a 2-3 record in OVC play. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (9-9, 2-3 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (7-11, 2-3 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, January 18 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops looks for third straight home win

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP — The Tennessee State women’s basketball team will look to pick up its third straight win inside the Gentry Center on Thursday night as they will host Tennessee Tech at 5:00 p.m. The Lady Tigers and Golden Eagles both enter tomorrow night’s matchup with a 2-3 record in Ohio Valley Conference play.     The Matchup: Tennessee State (5-10, 2-3 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (7-9, 2-3 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, January 18 at 5:00 PM CTLocation: Gentry Center || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (pxp),…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops gets 83-80 win over Lindenwood

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title image via TSU Tigers Courtesy of 80 Linden 83 Winner TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F Linden 19  17  19  25  80 TSU 20  20  27  16  83 Sanaa’ St. Andre totaled a career-high 29 points to help lead the Tennessee State women’s basketball team past the Lindenwood Lions 83-80 at home Saturday. The Tigers (5-10, 2-3) had three players score in double figures, led by St. Andre, who had 29 points, five assists and two steals. Eboni Williams tacked on 11 points and two steals, and Zyion Shannon chipped in with 10 points off…

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Tennessee State gets 90-82 win over Little Rock for first OVC win over the season

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 82 Little Rock 7-8,1-1 OVC 90 Winner Tennessee St. 8-7,1-1 OVC Team 1 2 F Little Rock 44  38  82 Tennessee St. 41  49  90 Ej Bellinger knocked down a dagger 3-pointer with 1:09 left in the fourth quarter to put Tennessee State up 88-80, and the Tigers earned a 90-82 win over the Little Rock Trojans at home Saturday. The Tigers (8-7, 1-1) had five players score in double figures, led by Christian Brown, who had 20 points. Bellinger added 17 points and…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers come up short against UT Martin, 75-69

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title image via TSU Tigers Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 75 Winner UTM 69 TSU Team 1 2 3 4 F UTM 19  23  13  20  75 TSU 14  17  18  20  69 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team had 10 fewer turnovers than UT Martin but fell 75-69 to the Skyhawks at home Thursday. The Tigers (3-8, 0-1) had three players score in double figures, led by Sanaa’ St. Andre, who had 17 points and three steals. Zyion Shannonadded 14 points and six rebounds from the bench and Eboni Williams helped out with 12…

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Tennesee State’s Jaylen Jones named OVC Freshman of the Week for the third time

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For the third time this season, Tennessee State freshman guard Jaylen Jones was named OVC Freshman of the Week. Although the Tigers tasted defeat in their matchup against the Sycamores of Indiana State, Jones led the team with 16 points, while also adding 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and a steal. Jones is averaging 11.4 points per game, the third highest mark on the team, as well as 4.7 assists through the Tigers’ first 13 games and posted a season-high 18 points against Mercer on November 24. Up next for Jones…

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Tennessee State hoops opens up OVC play today against UT Martin

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title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, DIrector of Communications, Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State men’s basketball team will put its 5-0 home record on the line as they will open Ohio Valley Conference play tomorrow evening against UT Martin. TSU finished the non-conference slate 7-6 which is tied for 2nd in the OVC. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (7-6, 0-0 OVC) vs. UT Martin (7-6, 0-0 OVC)Date/Time: Thursday, December 28 at 7:30 PM CTLocation: Gentry || NashvilleTV: ESPN+Radio: WNSR — Greg Pogue (play-by-play), Albert Dawson (analyst) WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: Tune in to WNSR’s flagship…

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