NCAAB

Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Illinois Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tennessee State Tigers
3-14, 0-8 Away
Final
72 - 86
Eastern Illinois Panthers
7-14, 5-5 Home

Johnson leads E. Illinois past Tennessee St. 86-72

Johnson made 9 of 12 shots. He added six rebounds.

Sammy Friday IV had 17 points for Eastern Illinois (7-14, 4-10 Ohio Valley Conference), which ended its five-game home losing streak. Henry Abraham added 16 points. Jordan Skipper-Brown had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Eastern Illinois scored 48 points in the first half, a season high for the team.

Mark Freeman scored a career-high 28 points for the Tigers (3-14, 2-12), who have now lost four games in a row. Ravel Moody added 12 points. Shakem Johnson had 12 rebounds.

Tennessee State defeated Eastern Illinois 65-54 on Jan. 23.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 86
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 86
2nd 0:17 Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. 72 - 86
2nd 0:17 Jordan Skipper-Brown Block. 72 - 86
2nd 0:17 Evan Joyner missed Layup. 72 - 86

Statistics

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27-70 FG 31-50
39 Field Goal % 62
6-24 3PT 11-18
25 Three Point % 61
12-18 FT 13-18
67 Free Throw % 72
31 Rebounds 38
14 Offensive Rebounds 6
17 Defensive Rebounds 32
10 Assists 17
12 Steals 5
5 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 22
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
29 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Venue: Groniger Arena

Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 19 | 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 7 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26
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