Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
87 - 81
Tennessee Tech edges Tennessee State 87-81 in overtime
In overtime, Aleksa Jugovic got a 3-point play to put Tennessee Tech on top 78-76 and the Golden Eagles hung on, holding Tennessee State to just four points over the final two minutes. Jugovic got seven of his 17 points in the extra period.
Tennessee Tech (11-6, 3-1 Ohio Valley Conference) trailed by three at the break but stayed close and tied the score at 73 with 11 seconds remaining in regulation on Calhoun's sixth 3-pointer of the game, giving him a career-best 23 points. Tennessee State's Armani Chaney missed a shot at the end of regulation.
Courtney Alexander II had 11 rebounds for the Golden Eagles.
Tennessee State (6-9, 1-3) got 20 points apiece from Christian Mekowulu and Delano Spencer. Darreon Reddick added 17 points for the Tigers, who have lost six of their past seven games.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Curtis Phillips Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 87 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Christian Mekowulu missed Layup. | 87 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Tennessee State Offensive Rebound. | 87 - 81 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Delano Spencer missed Three Point Jumper. | 87 - 81 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 27-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 14-31 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 21-31 | FT | 21-29 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,127 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |