Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
97 - 81
97 - 81
Hot-shooting Eastern Kentucky rolls past Tennessee St 97-81
Hawkins had six 3-pointers, was 11 of 15 from the field and made all eight free-throw attempts. Nick Mayo added 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Colonels (13-12, 4-6 Ohio Valley), who snapped a three-game skid. Jarelle Reischel had 11 points and Ja'Mill Powell chipped in 10.
Keron Deshields had 21 points to lead Tennessee State (15-7, 6-3).
Hawkins made five straight 3-pointers to give the Colonels a 47-25 lead with four minutes left before the break, and they led the rest of the way.
Eastern Kentucky led 79-66 midway through the second half. Tahjere McCall converted a 3-point play, sparking an 11-2 surge to pull the Tigers to 81-77. Hawkins scored six of the Colonels' next 10 points to push the lead to 91-79 with 2:19 left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tommy Matthews Defensive Rebound. | 97 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Keron Deshields missed Three Point Jumper. | 97 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Ja'Mill Powell made Three Point Jumper. | 97 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Ja'Mill Powell Defensive Rebound. | 94 - 81 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-50 | FG | 26-66 |
| 64 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 14-22 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 64 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 19-23 | FT | 21-26 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,552 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,552 | 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 |