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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee State Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
9-6, 3-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 57
Tennessee State Tigers
3-14, 3-4 Home

Eastern Illinois rallies past Tennessee State 64-57

The Panthers (9-6, 3-0) fashioned a 14-3 run late in the second half to claw back from a 12-point deficit to win its sixth-straight.

Reggie Smith hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to spark the run, Josh Piper added a 3-pointer to close to 47-44 after a pair of Olivier free throws. Luke Piotrowski knotted the score at 47 and Cornell Johnston drained a 3-pointer as the Panthers led 50-47.

Johnston scored 12 for Eastern Illinois, Piper 11 with 10 boards. Olivier had two of his three blocked shots in the last 2:14.

Darreon Reddick led the Tigers (3-14, 0-2) with 13 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 64 - 57
2nd 0:08 Josh Piper Defensive Rebound. 64 - 57
2nd 0:08 Darreon Reddick missed Three Point Jumper. 64 - 57
2nd 0:16 Dylan Chatman made Free Throw. 64 - 57
2nd 0:16 Dylan Chatman made Free Throw. 63 - 57

Statistics

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22-54 FG 21-54
41 Field Goal % 39
7-23 3PT 7-22
30 Three Point % 32
13-20 FT 8-11
65 Free Throw % 73
32 Rebounds 37
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 14
8 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 2
7 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 4
4 Fast Break Points 0
26 Points in Paint 14
12 Fouls 21

Game Information

Venue: Gentry Center

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 406 | 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
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