SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 85
57 - 85
Mekowulu scores 25, Tennessee State beats SIU-Edwardsville
Mekowulu, whose career high is 26 points, scored 24 in the Tigers' road loss to SIUE on Jan. 13. Delano Spencer scored 14 points and Darreon Reddick added 11 for Tennessee State (9-11, 4-3 Ohio Valley), which shot 54 percent (28 of 52) and scored 30 points off 22 Cougars turnovers.
Hamilton opened the scoring with a layup and his 3-pointer made it 13-2. SIUE twice trimmed its deficit to nine points before Mekowulu's jumper with 8:55 left in the first half pushed the lead into double figures for good. Tennessee State led 42-19 at the break as the Cougars made just 7 of 23 (30 percent) from the field, including 0 of 8 from 3, in the first half.
Christian Ellis, David McFarland and Jalen Henry scored 11 points apiece for SIUE (7-13, 3-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | SIU-Edwardsville Deadball Team Rebound. | 57 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | D'Quan Applewhite missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tripp Davis made Free Throw. | 57 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tripp Davis made Free Throw. | 57 - 84 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-49 | FG | 28-52 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 14-21 | FT | 20-28 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 24 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,291 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,291 | 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 |