NCAAB

Tennessee State Tigers at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
58 - 57

Hodges' 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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Recent Plays

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 Field Goal % 38
5-11 3PT 6-17
45 Three Point % 35
5-7 FT 9-16
71 Free Throw % 56
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

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 1,046 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Lindenwood 2-0 - 8-4
Morehead State 2-0 - 5-7
UT Martin 1-1 1 9-4
SIU Edwardsville 1-1 1 8-5
Tennessee State 1-1 1 7-5
Tennessee Tech 1-1 1 6-7
Southeast Missouri State 1-1 1 6-7
Eastern Illinois 1-1 1 4-8
Little Rock 1-1 1 4-9
Western Illinois 0-2 2 4-9
Southern Indiana 0-2 2 3-9
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