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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee State Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
7-13, 2-7 Away
Final
74 - 78
Tennessee State Tigers
11-9, 9-3 Home

Fitzgerald's 26 help Tennessee State beat E. Illinois 78-74

Fitzgerald was 5 of 9 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 13 for 13 from the line for the Tigers (11-9, 3-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Jr. Clay shot 5 for 13 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free throw line to add 18 points. Adong Makuoi shot 4 of 7 from the field to finish with nine points, while adding six rebounds.

Kinyon Hodges led the way for the Panthers (7-13, 3-4) with 22 points and six rebounds. Eastern Illinois also got 16 points from Kyle Thomas. In addition, Nick Ellington finished with 11 points and three blocks.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Saturday. Tennessee State visits Little Rock while Eastern Illinois visits UT Martin.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 78
2nd 0:00 Tennessee State Defensive Rebound. 74 - 78
2nd 0:00 Kinyon Hodges missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 78
2nd 0:03 Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound. 74 - 78
2nd 0:03 Jr. Clay missed Free Throw. 74 - 78

Statistics

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30-62 FG 22-48
48 Field Goal % 46
4-15 3PT 10-24
27 Three Point % 42
10-18 FT 24-28
56 Free Throw % 86
32 Rebounds 33
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 27
22 Assists 13
9 Steals 4
7 Blocks 1
6 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 2
6 Total Turnovers 13
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 5
3 Fast Break Points 11
40 Points in Paint 22
24 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Venue: Gentry Center

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 6,331 | 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
Full Standings