Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 64
Tennessee Tech holds off Tennessee St. in OVC opener, 66-64
The Golden Eagles won for the third straight time in Nashville. The two previous wins required overtime.
Jr. Clay converted a 3-point play to get Tennessee Tech within one with just under five minutes to play, then put them on top for good with a 3-pointer to make it 57-55. Armani Chaney brought Tennessee State back with a pair of free throws and a layup with :35 to play. Tillery made it 66-61 with :12 left with his third and fourth free throws, but The Tigers sent Tripp Davis to the free-throw line twice in the closing seconds. Davis hit two of three to cut the lead to 66-63, but missed the second of two with a second left.
Clay finished with 23 points for the Golden Eagles (5-9, 1-0), who converted 22 of 36 from the line (61.1 percent).
Chaney finished with 15 points for Tennessee State (3-10, 0-1) and Emmanuel Egbuta grabbed 14 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound. | 66 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Stokley Chaffee Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 66 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Stokley Chaffee Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 66 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tripp Davis missed Free Throw. | 66 - 64 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 TNST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-42 | FG | 20-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 4-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 18 |
| 22-36 | FT | 20-32 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 29 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 27 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 632 | 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 |