Tennessee State Tigers @ Eastern Illinois Panthers
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TNST | 26 | 48 | 74 |
EIU | 39 | 33 | 72 |
Tennessee State Tigers
starters |
bench |
James CraftJ. Craft |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | 18 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | 21 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 10-12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
74 | 27-59 | 6-18 | 14-24 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 26 | |
46% | 33% | 58% |
Eastern Illinois Panthers
starters |
bench |
Mike RobinsonM. Robinson |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | 25 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 12-15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | 24 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
72 | 20-41 | 7-17 | 25-32 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | |
49% | 41% | 78% |
Game Information
Charleston, IL
Referee:Bill Lopina
Referee:Gene Grimshaw
Referee:Bill Forehand
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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