Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Tennessee State Tigers
| TIME | PLAY | EIU | TNST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:57 | Eastern Illinois Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:41 | Aaron Nkrumah missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:37 | Artese Stapleton Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:34 | Artese Stapleton missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:32 | Brandon Weston Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:25 | Aaron Nkrumah Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:21 | Foul on Brandon Weston. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:54 | Zion Fruster missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:49 | Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:46 | Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:43 | Travis Harper II Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:29 | Aaron Nkrumah Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:29 | Artese Stapleton Steal. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:25 | Zion Fruster made Layup. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:05 | Travis Harper II missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:03 | Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 17:38 | Artese Stapleton missed Layup. | 2 | 0 | |
| 17:35 | Josh Ogundele Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 17:29 | Justus Jackson missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 | |
| 17:26 | Josh Ogundele Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 | |
| 17:25 | Josh Ogundele made Layup. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:09 | Foul on Sekou Kalle. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:09 | Sekou Kalle Turnover. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:48 | Brandon Weston Turnover. | 2 | 2 | |
| 16:31 | Nakyel Shelton made Jumper. | 4 | 2 | |
| 16:22 | Brandon Weston made Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 5 | |
| 16:07 | Sekou Kalle Turnover. | 4 | 5 | |
| 15:46 | Brandon Weston made Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 15:30 | Zion Fruster made Layup. Assisted by Artese Stapleton. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:18 | Justus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:14 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 | |
| 15:05 | Zion Fruster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kooper Jacobi. | 9 | 8 | |
| 14:42 | Foul on Sekou Kalle. | 9 | 8 | |
| 14:42 | Official TV Timeout | 9 | 8 | |
| 14:42 | Carlous Williams missed Free Throw. | 9 | 8 | |
| 14:42 | Tennessee State Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 8 | |
| 14:42 | Carlous Williams made Free Throw. | 9 | 9 | |
| 14:30 | Kooper Jacobi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton. | 12 | 9 | |
| 14:06 | Ronald Jessamy made Dunk. Assisted by Carlous Williams. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:47 | Kooper Jacobi missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:43 | Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 11 | |
| 13:32 | Aaron Nkrumah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justus Jackson. | 12 | 14 | |
| 13:04 | Rodolfo Bolis missed Layup. | 12 | 14 | |
| 13:04 | Ronald Jessamy Block. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:59 | Knute Wood Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:54 | Aaron Nkrumah missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:51 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:43 | Kooper Jacobi missed Layup. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:42 | Carlous Williams Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:42 | Foul on Rodolfo Bolis. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:15 | Ronald Jessamy missed Layup. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:15 | Ronald Jessamy Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:15 | Foul on Rodolfo Bolis. | 12 | 14 | |
| 12:15 | Ronald Jessamy made Free Throw. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:15 | Ronald Jessamy made Free Throw. | 12 | 16 | |
| 11:51 | Rodolfo Bolis Turnover. | 12 | 16 | |
| 11:51 | Ronald Jessamy Steal. | 12 | 16 | |
| 11:27 | Ronald Jessamy missed Layup. | 12 | 16 | |
| 11:23 | Antoine Lorick III Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 16 | |
| 11:23 | Antoine Lorick III made Jumper. | 12 | 18 | |
| 11:05 | Artese Stapleton missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 18 | |
| 11:02 | Antoine Lorick III Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 18 | |
| 10:51 | Ronald Jessamy Turnover. | 12 | 18 | |
| 10:51 | Artese Stapleton Steal. | 12 | 18 | |
| 10:44 | Obadiah Curtis missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 18 | |
| 10:42 | Justus Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 18 | |
| 10:34 | Antoine Lorick III made Layup. Assisted by Ronald Jessamy. | 12 | 20 | |
| 10:17 | Kooper Jacobi made Jumper. Assisted by Artese Stapleton. | 14 | 20 | |
| 9:57 | Antoine Lorick III made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Weston. | 14 | 22 | |
| 9:42 | Artese Stapleton Turnover. | 14 | 22 | |
| 9:42 | Aaron Nkrumah Steal. | 14 | 22 | |
| 9:38 | Brandon Weston made Dunk. Assisted by Justus Jackson. | 14 | 24 | |
| 9:35 | Eastern Illinois Timeout | 14 | 24 | |
| 9:23 | Nakyel Shelton Turnover. | 14 | 24 | |
| 9:23 | Aaron Nkrumah Steal. | 14 | 24 | |
| 9:19 | Aaron Nkrumah made Layup. | 14 | 26 | |
| 8:50 | Artese Stapleton made Layup. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:43 | Brandon Weston missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:40 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:33 | Nakyel Shelton missed Jumper. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:29 | Antoine Lorick III Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:14 | Foul on Nakyel Shelton. | 16 | 26 | |
| 8:14 | Brandon Weston made Free Throw. | 16 | 27 | |
| 8:13 | Brandon Weston missed Free Throw. | 16 | 27 | |
| 8:12 | Obadiah Curtis Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:58 | Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:56 | Brandon Weston Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:52 | Carlous Williams missed Dunk. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:50 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:45 | Artese Stapleton missed Layup. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:44 | Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:44 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:40 | Foul on Antoine Lorick III. | 16 | 27 | |
| 7:40 | Artese Stapleton made Free Throw. | 17 | 27 | |
| 7:40 | Artese Stapleton made Free Throw. | 18 | 27 | |
| 7:20 | Carlous Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Weston. | 18 | 29 | |
| 7:00 | Kooper Jacobi Turnover. | 18 | 29 | |
| 7:00 | Travis Harper II Steal. | 18 | 29 | |
| 7:00 | Foul on Kooper Jacobi. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:41 | Carlous Williams Turnover. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:41 | Obadiah Curtis Steal. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:37 | Zion Fruster Turnover. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:37 | Aaron Nkrumah Steal. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:29 | Foul on Nakyel Shelton. | 18 | 29 | |
| 6:29 | Brandon Weston made Free Throw. | 18 | 30 | |
| 6:29 | Brandon Weston made Free Throw. | 18 | 31 | |
| 6:19 | Artese Stapleton made Layup. | 20 | 31 | |
| 6:10 | Travis Harper II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:49 | Obadiah Curtis missed Layup. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:47 | Artese Stapleton Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:47 | Foul on Ronald Jessamy. | 20 | 34 | |
| 5:47 | Artese Stapleton made Free Throw. | 21 | 34 | |
| 5:47 | Artese Stapleton missed Free Throw. | 21 | 34 | |
| 5:45 | Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 34 | |
| 5:34 | Carlous Williams made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah. | 21 | 36 | |
| 5:14 | Eastern Illinois Timeout | 21 | 36 | |
| 4:59 | Eastern Illinois Turnover. | 21 | 36 | |
| 4:44 | Travis Harper II missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 36 | |
| 4:40 | Kooper Jacobi Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 36 | |
| 4:19 | Obadiah Curtis made Dunk. | 23 | 36 | |
| 4:04 | Carlous Williams missed Jumper. | 23 | 36 | |
| 4:00 | Corey Sawyer Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 | |
| 3:41 | Artese Stapleton missed Layup. | 23 | 36 | |
| 3:38 | Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 36 | |
| 3:22 | Carlous Williams made Layup. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:55 | Corey Sawyer Jr. missed Layup. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:53 | Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Ronald Jessamy Turnover. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Artese Stapleton Steal. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Foul on Ronald Jessamy. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Official TV Timeout | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Artese Stapleton missed Free Throw. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 38 | |
| 2:52 | Artese Stapleton made Free Throw. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:40 | Justus Jackson missed Jumper. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:39 | Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:39 | Foul on Antoine Lorick III. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:11 | Obadiah Curtis Turnover. | 24 | 38 | |
| 2:11 | Carlous Williams Steal. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:57 | Brandon Weston Turnover. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:57 | Kooper Jacobi Steal. | 24 | 38 | |
| 1:52 | Zion Fruster made Layup. | 26 | 38 | |
| 1:27 | Justus Jackson Turnover. | 26 | 38 | |
| 1:27 | Zion Fruster Steal. | 26 | 38 | |
| 1:23 | Zion Fruster made Dunk. | 28 | 38 | |
| 1:22 | Tennessee State Timeout | 28 | 38 | |
| 1:14 | Foul on Corey Sawyer Jr.. | 28 | 38 | |
| 1:14 | Brandon Weston made Free Throw. | 28 | 39 | |
| 1:14 | Brandon Weston made Free Throw. | 28 | 40 | |
| 1:01 | Kooper Jacobi missed Layup. | 28 | 40 | |
| 1:00 | Kooper Jacobi Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 40 | |
| 1:00 | Foul on Carlous Williams. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:58 | Zion Fruster missed Jumper. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:56 | Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:41 | Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:37 | Aaron Nkrumah Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:15 | Aaron Nkrumah Turnover. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:05 | Foul on Justus Jackson. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:05 | Nakyel Shelton missed Free Throw. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:03 | Antoine Lorick III Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 40 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 28 | 40 | |
Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Jabir Walker
Referee:Phil Cudd
Referee:Bryan Washer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Martin | 7-2 | - | 15-5 |
| Tennessee State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 13-7 |
| Morehead State | 7-3 | 0.5 | 11-10 |
| Little Rock | 6-3 | 1 | 9-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 6-4 | 1.5 | 13-8 |
| Lindenwood | 6-4 | 1.5 | 12-9 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 6-4 | 1.5 | 11-10 |
| Eastern Illinois | 5-5 | 2.5 | 9-12 |
| Tennessee Tech | 2-8 | 5.5 | 7-14 |
| Southern Indiana | 2-8 | 5.5 | 5-15 |
| Western Illinois | 0-10 | 7.5 | 4-17 |
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