Tennessee State Tigers at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 56
76 - 56
Tennessee State cruises past SIU Edwardsville 76-56
Darreon Reddick and Delano Spencer each added another 14 points for the Tigers (13-8, 4-4 Ohio Valley Conference) who snapped a three-game skid. Christian Mekowulu scored 12 points and Tahjere McCall had 11 points and a career-best 12 assists.
Spencer and Reddick sank back-to-back 3 pointers early in the second half, and a Mekowulu dunk, followed by a Martin layup, stretched Tennessee State's 32-18 intermission lead to 44-29 with 14:48 to play. Spencer and Reddick teamed up again for another pair of 3s as part of a 9-2 surge that gave the Tigers a 53-35 advantage with 12:05 to go and they cruised from there.
Carlos Anderson scored 15 points for the Cougars (5-17, 0-8) who have lost eight straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Justin Benton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Anderson. | 76 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Samson Oyediran made Jumper. Assisted by Delano Spencer. | 76 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:59 | Justin Benton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Anderson. | 74 - 53 |
| 2nd 1:18 | Tahjere McCall Turnover. | 74 - 50 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 SIUE |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-49 | FG | 19-45 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-14 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-23 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: First Community Arena
Location: Edwardsville, IL
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Location: Edwardsville, IL
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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 |