Western Illinois Leathernecks at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nkrumah's 14 lead Tennessee State over Western Illinois 87-69
Nkrumah also had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Tigers (11-13, 7-6 Ohio Valley Conference). Travis Harper II scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 10 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Justus Jackson had 13 points and shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.
Trey Deveaux led the way for the Leathernecks (8-16, 2-11) with 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Marko Maletic added 17 points and seven rebounds for Western Illinois. Julius Rollins also had 14 points. The loss was the Leathernecks' ninth straight.
Both teams next play Saturday. Tennessee State hosts Lindenwood and Western Illinois goes on the road to play UT Martin.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Carlous Williams Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Sean Smith missed Layup. | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:47 | Justus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 1:14 | Travis Harper II Steal. | 69 - 84 |
Statistics
 WIU |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 27-61 |
| 45.5 | Field Goal % | 44.3 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 52.4 | Three Point % | 35.3 |
| 8-12 | FT | 27-35 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 77.1 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 33 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,870 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-4 | - | 19-10 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-6 | 2 | 19-10 |
| Little Rock | 12-6 | 2 | 18-11 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-8 | 4 | 15-14 |
| Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 14-15 |
| Morehead State | 9-9 | 5 | 14-15 |
| Lindenwood | 9-10 | 5.5 | 14-16 |
| UT Martin | 8-10 | 6 | 12-17 |
| Eastern Illinois | 6-12 | 8 | 10-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 10-18 |
| Western Illinois | 5-14 | 9.5 | 11-19 |