Tennessee State Tigers at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Harper scores 14 in Tennessee State's 66-49 victory over Eastern Illinois
Harper also contributed seven rebounds for the Tigers (13-13, 9-6 Ohio Valley Conference). Aaron Nkrumah scored 13 points and added six rebounds. Josh Ogundele shot 3 of 5 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
Kooper Jacobi led the Panthers (8-18, 4-11) in scoring, finishing with 12 points and three steals. Eastern Illinois also got 10 points and seven rebounds from Zion Fruster. Obadiah Curtis also put up 10 points.
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These two teams both play Saturday. Tennessee State visits SIU-Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois hosts UT Martin.
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Matchup Prediction
Eastern Illinois: 47.9%
Tennessee State: 52.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Antoine Lorick III Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Terry McMorris missed Jumper. | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Blake Fleming made Layup. Assisted by JC Brooks. | 66 - 49 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-43 | FG | 16-58 |
| 41.9 | Field Goal % | 27.6 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 3-21 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 14.3 |
| 24-31 | FT | 14-22 |
| 77.4 | Free Throw % | 63.6 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,075 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,075 | 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 |