Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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72 - 77
72 - 77
Eastern Kentucky beats Tennessee State 77-72
Corey Walden scored 22 and Eric Stutz added 16 for the Colonels (14-9, 6-4 Ohio Valley Conference).
Xavier Richards scored five points in Tennessee State's opening 10-6 run, but the Colonels replied with a 16-5 run in which Knipp hit three 3-pointers and led 42-30 at halftime.
The Tigers gained ground on a 7-2 run to pull within 53-48, then Marcus Roper's jumper drew them within two. But Knipp hit his sixth 3-pointer to spark an 11-3 run and the Colonels pulled away 68-58. Roper tied it at 72 with a 3 with 39 seconds left, but he fouled Walden, who made both free throws.
Roper scored a career-high 32, including seven 3s, for the Tigers (5-20, 2-8), Richards scored 16, and Jay Harris added 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Xavier Richards missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Xavier Richards Offensive Rebound. | 72 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jay Harris missed Jumper. | 72 - 77 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 23-46 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 13-18 | FT | 21-27 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,300 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,300 | 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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |