Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 70
69 - 70
E Illinois nips Tennessee St 70-69 on late tip-in
In just his third game since becoming eligible after transferring from Northern Iowa, Olivier had 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a tip-in of Sherman Blanford's miss.
The Panthers (4-8, 1-0) trailed by 10 with 4:11 left after a Patrick Miller layup. The Tigers (1-13, 0-1) trailed by five at halftime but surged away from a 38-38 tie behind Miller, who matched his career high with 30 points.
Olivier and Alex Austin both had six points in the closing surge. Austin and Reggie Smith, who had 7 assists, finished with 10 points, Blanford had 15.
Jacquan Nobles had 14 points for Tennessee State and M.J. Rhett had 10 with eight rebounds.
The Panthers had 15 offensive rebounds to offset 39-percent shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chris Olivier missed Free Throw. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Jay Harris. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Chris Olivier made Two Point Tip Shot. | 69 - 70 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-50 | FG | 25-64 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 18-22 | FT | 13-16 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 391 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 391 | 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 |