Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's BasketballTennessee State defeats Eastern Illinois 77-68
Lorick had five steals for the Tigers (15-8, 9-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Aaron Nkrumah scored 23 points and added five rebounds.
The Panthers (9-15, 5-8) were led in scoring by Kooper Jacobi and Meechie White with 15 points apiece. Markus Blackwell finished with 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Preston Turner makes layup | 68 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Antoine Lorick III makes free throw 2 of 2 | 66 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Preston Turner subbing in for Eastern Illinois | 66 - 76 |
Statistics
EIU |
TNST |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-51 | FG | 26-56 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 10-15 | FT | 21-27 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 8 | Percent Led | 81 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 523 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 523 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 11-2 | - | 19-5 |
| Tennessee State | 9-4 | 2 | 15-8 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 9-4 | 2 | 14-10 |
| Lindenwood | 9-5 | 2.5 | 15-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 8-5 | 3 | 15-9 |
| Morehead State | 8-5 | 3 | 12-12 |
| Little Rock | 6-7 | 5 | 9-15 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5-8 | 6 | 10-14 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-8 | 6 | 9-15 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-11 | 9 | 5-18 |
| Western Illinois | 0-13 | 11 | 4-20 |


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