
Tennessee State Tigers at Western Illinois Leathernecks
· NCAA Men's BasketballHodges' 13 lead Tennessee State past Western Illinois 58-57
Tennessee State trailed by seven at halftime, went ahead by 11 midway through the second half then fell behind in the final minute before Jitoboh's game-winner.
Hodges was 4 of 10 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Tigers (11-9, 4-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Jitoboh added 12 points while finishing 6 of 11 from the floor, and he also had five rebounds. Christian Brown finished 5 of 12 from the field to finish with 11 points.
Ryan Myers led the Leathernecks (12-7, 5-1) in scoring, finishing with 16 points. Western Illinois also got 12 points and six rebounds from JJ Kalakon. In addition, James Dent Jr. had 11 points. The loss snapped the Leathernecks' nine-game winning streak.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 57 |
2nd 0:02 | Tennessee State Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 57 |
2nd 0:02 | James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 57 |
2nd 0:03 | Jason Jitoboh made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Jones. | 58 - 57 |
2nd 0:10 | Foul on Jesiah West. | 56 - 57 |
Statistics
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24-57 | FG | 21-55 |
42.1 | Field Goal % | 38.2 |
5-11 | 3PT | 6-17 |
45.5 | Three Point % | 35.3 |
5-7 | FT | 9-16 |
71.4 | Free Throw % | 56.3 |
31 | Rebounds | 40 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
11 | Assists | 11 |
3 | Steals | 4 |
2 | Blocks | 7 |
8 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
36 | Points in Paint | 20 |
16 | Fouls | 11 |
11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,046 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Southeast Missouri State | 15-5 | - | 21-12 |
SIU Edwardsville | 13-7 | 2 | 22-12 |
Little Rock | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
Tennessee State | 12-8 | 3 | 17-16 |
Lindenwood | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
Tennessee Tech | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
Morehead State | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
UT Martin | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
Western Illinois | 6-14 | 9 | 12-19 |
Southern Indiana | 5-15 | 10 | 10-20 |