Tennessee State Tigers at Canisius Golden Griffins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 58
72 - 58
Tennessee State off to best D-I start, 72-58 over Canisius
Tahjere McCall added 14 points and Delano Spencer 12 for the Tigers, who began playing at the D-I level in the 1977-78 season. They surpassed the program's 4-0 start to the 1994-95 season.
Darreon Reddick's jumper gave the Tigers the lead for good at 22-21, early in a 19-1 run that ended at 38-22. The Griffins (1-4) missed 11 straight shots from the field during that stretch.
Tennessee State finished 16 of 25 from the floor in the first half, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and led by no less than 12 during the second half.
Isaiah Reese scored all of his 13 points in the second half for Canisius. Phil Valenti added 12 points and seven rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Spencer Foley made Free Throw. | 72 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Spencer Foley made Free Throw. | 72 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Delano Spencer. | 72 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Kassius Robertson Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 56 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-54 | FG | 19-54 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 10-19 | FT | 12-25 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 48 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: Koessler Athletic Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
Location: Buffalo, NY
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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 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |