Tennessee State Tigers at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 80
Tennessee State outlasts Morehead State, 81-80 in 2OT
With the game tied at 78, Tennessee State's Stokley Chaffee Jr. blocked A.J. Hicks' shot to set up Fitzpatrick-Dorsey's 3 with 1:53 remaining. Malek Green scored on a dunk for Morehead State with 51 seconds left to cap the scoring. The Eagles had the last possession with 24 seconds to play, but Hicks missed two shots and James Baker missed a tip-in at the buzzer.
Fitzpatrick-Dorsey made four 3-pointers and had six rebounds. Chaffee finished with 12 points, and Michael Littlejohn and Kamar McKnight added 11 for Tennessee State (8-15, 5-6 Ohio Valley Conference).
Hicks scored 29 points and Jordan Walker had 20 for Morehead State (9-15, 5-6).
McKnight's layup with 11 seconds left tied it at 76 in the first overtime.
Hicks made four free throws and a 3-pointer during a 7-0 surge in the final 1:15 of regulation to force overtime.
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| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 80 |
| 4th 0:01 | Michael Littlejohn Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 80 |
| 4th 0:01 | James Baker missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 81 - 80 |
| 4th 0:01 | James Baker Offensive Rebound. | 81 - 80 |
| 4th 0:01 | A.J. Hicks missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 81 - 80 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 MORE |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 27-67 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-20 | FT | 19-26 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 2,066 | 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 |