Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
48 - 58
E. Kentucky tops Tennessee St. 58-48 at OVC tourney
The Colonels, who are making their first OVC tournament appearance since 2015, face the No. 1-seed Belmont Bruins (24-7) in a semifinal on Friday.
Taylor's 3-pointer with 15:54 to play in the second half tied it a 32 and sparked a 15-2 run for a 10-point Colonel's lead. Eastern Kentucky later scored eight straight points and led by as many as 17.
Michael Moreno scored 10 points and had eight rebounds for Eastern Kentucky (16-16), which was outrebounded 44-33 and outscored 30-18 in the paint but made 17 of 24 free throws. Tre King had seven rebounds and four steals.
Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 11 points for Tennessee State (19-14) and Shakem Johnson had 10 rebounds. Emmanuel Egbuta had nine points and eight boards and Wesley Harris had seven rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Shakem Johnson made Dunk. | 48 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Shakem Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 46 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 46 - 58 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-48 | FG | 17-56 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 9-14 | FT | 17-24 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
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 |
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |