Tennessee State Tigers at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 73
Marshall's layup lifts Tennessee St. over SE Missouri 75-73
Michael Littlejohn hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points for Tennessee State (11-6, 3-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Ben Kone had three blocks for the visiting team.
Alex Caldwell hit a 3-pointer to give the Redhawks (4-13, 0-4) a 10-point lead with 9:30 to play but they went 0 for 4 from the field and committed four turnovers from there as TSU scored 17 of the final 22 points.
Jy'lan Washington made back-to-back 3-pointers before Marshall, Wesley Harris and Littlejohn each hit another to give the Tigers their first lead since midway through the first half at 73-71 with 2:28 left. Skyler Hogan answered with two free throws 35 seconds later and neither team scored again for nearly two minutes. Littlejohn missed a 3-point shot from the left wing but Marshall grabbed the offensive rebound and banked home the eventual winner.
Southeast Missouri failed to get off a shot in the final seconds.
DQ Nicholas had 16 points for the Redhawks, who have now lost four straight games. Alex Caldwell added 15 points. Quatarrius Wilson had eight rebounds.
Tennessee State plays Morehead State at home on Thursday. Southeast Missouri faces Austin Peay at home on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Southeast Missouri State Timeout | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Carlos Marshall Jr. made Layup. | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Carlos Marshall Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 73 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Michael Littlejohn missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 73 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 SEMO |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 25-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-17 | FT | 15-21 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Attendance: 1,012 | 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 |