Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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69 - 41
69 - 41
Eastern Kentucky clobbers Tennessee State 69-41
Corey Walden added 13 points with four assists and five rebounds for the Colonels (16-9, 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Timmy Knipp had 12 points.
Eastern Kentucky went up by 10 points early and finished the half with a 26-19 advantage.
The Colonels took it to 35-23 on a 9-4 run to start the second half and extended their lead to 21, 53-32, on a Stutz dunk with 6:55 to play. Jaylen Babb-Harrison sank a pair of 3-pointers in the stretch to seal the Eastern Kentucky win.
Tennessee State was 13 of 41 (31.7 percent) from the field overall, including just 1 of 11 (9.1 percent) from distance.
Christian Mekowulu led the Tigers (5-21, 2-10) with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 41 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jaylen Babb-Harrison made Layup. | 69 - 41 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Tommy Matthews Steal. | 67 - 41 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Charles Tucker Turnover. | 67 - 41 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Denzel Richardson made Free Throw. | 67 - 41 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 13-41 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 1-11 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 9 |
| 12-13 | FT | 14-21 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 16 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,578 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,578 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |