Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 78
79 - 78
Tennessee State holds on to edge Eastern Kentucky 79-78
The Tigers (18-7, 9-3 Ohio Valley) led by three with six seconds remaining when Eastern Kentucky's Jarelle Reischel made a tip shot to make it 79-78. A steal by Eastern Kentucky's Isaac McGlone at the other end gave the Colonels (14-14, 5-8) one more chance to score but Reischel missed two consecutive shots as time expired.
Keron Deshields had 18 points with seven assists and three steals for the Tigers. Xavier Richards added 11 points and four rebounds.
Tennessee State trailed 41-37 at the break but McCall hit a 3-pointer midway through the second half and then sank five free throws to help put the Tigers on top 61-58 with 8:52 to play.
Ja'Mill Powell scored 25 points for the Colonels. Reischel finished with 13.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylen Babb-Harrison Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jarelle Reischel missed Jumper. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jaylen Babb-Harrison Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jarelle Reischel missed Layup. | 79 - 78 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 24-60 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 13-31 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 29-37 | FT | 17-19 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 21 | Fouls | 23 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,700 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,700 | 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 |