NCAAB

Tennessee State Tigers at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tennessee State Tigers
1-11, 0-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 64
Illinois State Redbirds
6-5, 4-2 Home

Lee helps Illinois St. past Tennessee St. 64-58

M.J. Rhett hit a pair of free throws with 4:41 remaining to pull Tennessee State (1-11) within three, 43-40, but Bobby Hunter responded with a 3-pointer 30 seconds later. Illinois State (6-5), which never trailed, made 18 of 20 free throws down the stretch to hold off the Tigers.

Both teams struggled shooting the basketball as the Redbirds hit 17 of 51 (33.3 percent) from the field and Tennessee State made 22 of 64 (34.4 percent), but Illinois State separated itself at the charity stripe. The Redbirds made 23 of 29 free throws; Tennessee State hit 9 of 16.

Paris Lee finished with 11 points, six assists and four steals in the win.

Kennedy Eubanks scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for TSU.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 58 - 64
2nd 0:08 Kennedy Eubanks Defensive Rebound. 58 - 64
2nd 0:08 John Jones missed Free Throw. 58 - 64
2nd 0:08 John Jones made Free Throw. 58 - 64
2nd 0:08 Foul on M.J. Rhett. 58 - 63

Statistics

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22-64 FG 17-51
34 Field Goal % 33
5-22 3PT 7-27
23 Three Point % 26
9-16 FT 23-29
56 Free Throw % 79
44 Rebounds 39
15 Offensive Rebounds 7
29 Defensive Rebounds 32
13 Assists 14
4 Steals 10
3 Blocks 4
16 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 15
6 Fast Break Points 15
32 Points in Paint 18
25 Fouls 20

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,061 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Tennessee State 15-5 - 23-10
Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings