Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 65
69 - 65
Spencer's play down stretch helps Tennessee State win 69-65
Spencer's layup made it 65-63 and his two free throws 67-64 before Ken'Darrius Hamilton added a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left.
EIU had an 11-point lead in the first half but was up just 30-28 at the break. EIU scored the first five points of the second half but the Tigers tied it at 39-all with 16:27 left and the game remained tight.
Spencer, Darreon Reddick and Kamar McKnight scored 12 points each with McKnight's all coming in the second half. Hamilton added 11 and Christian Mekowulu 10 for the Tigers (7-9, 2/3 Ohio Valley), who had lost six of their last seven.
Montell Goodwin scored 17 points, Ray Crossland 12 and Jajuan Starks 11 for the Panthers (6-10, 2-3), who lost for the first time in five home games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ken'Darrius Hamilton made Free Throw. | 69 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Ken'Darrius Hamilton made Free Throw. | 68 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jajuan Starks. | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ken'Darrius Hamilton Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 65 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 20-53 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 21-23 | FT | 18-25 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 19 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,313 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,313 | 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 |