Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Tennessee State Tigers
OVC Championship - Quarterfinal
18-15, 10-8 OVC
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18-15, 10-8 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TNST | 30 | 29 | 59 |
WIU | 30 | 31 | 61 |
21-11, 13-5 OVC
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21-11, 13-5 OVC
Tennessee State Tigers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 20 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 31 | 5 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35 | 17 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
59 | 23-68 | 5-18 | 8-11 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 25 | |
34% | 28% | 73% |
Western Illinois Leathernecks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 6-12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 34 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 35 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 | 21-56 | 3-17 | 16-29 | 52 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 13 | |
38% | 18% | 55% |
TNST vs WIU Videos
Tennessee State Tigers vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks: Game Highlights
Christian Brown gets the hoop and the harm
Jaylen Jones throws down big slam vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:Bret Smith
Referee:John St. Clair
Referee:Greg Gerritsen
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio 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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