Tennessee State Tigers at Lipscomb Bisons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
72 - 71
McCall's late jumper puts Tennessee St. over Lipscomb 72-71
McCall's winning bucket came with nine seconds to play after the Tigers (7-1) had fallen behind by one with 1:06 remaining. Delano Spencer got the rebound after Lipscomb's Eli Pepper missed a jump shot with 23 seconds left, setting up McCall's jumper.
Wayne Martin scored 16 points with 12 rebounds for the Tigers who had six players in double figures and three with double-doubles including Jordan Reed with 11 points and 14 rebounds and McCall with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ken'Darrius Hamilton added 13 points and Darreon Reddick and Christian Mekowulu had 10 points apiece.
Tennessee State trailed 28-21 with 7:16 to go in the first period but the Tigers surged 14-0 after that to take a 35-28 lead with 3:19 left and they led 41-36 at intermission.
Garrison Matthews led the Bisons (3-7) with 19 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nathan Moran missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Tennessee St Timeout | 72 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Tahjere McCall made Jumper. | 72 - 71 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 LIP |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-66 | FG | 22-55 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 21-28 | FT | 18-26 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 22 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
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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 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |