1 | 2 | T | |
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TNST | 28 | 20 | 48 |
EKU | 26 | 32 | 58 |
E. Kentucky tops Tennessee St. 58-48 at OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Jomaru Brown scored 12 points, Ty Taylor added 11 and No. 4-seed Eastern Kentucky used a big second-half run to beat No. 5-seed Tennessee State 58-48 in a Thursday night quarterfinal of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
The Colonels, who are making their first OVC tournament appearance since 2015, face the No. 1-seed Belmont Bruins (24-7) in a semifinal on Friday.
Taylor's 3-pointer with 15:54 to play in the second half tied it a 32 and sparked a 15-2 run for a 10-point Colonel's lead. Eastern Kentucky later scored eight straight points and led by as many as 17.
Michael Moreno scored 10 points and had eight rebounds for Eastern Kentucky (16-16), which was outrebounded 44-33 and outscored 30-18 in the paint but made 17 of 24 free throws. Tre King had seven rebounds and four steals.
Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 11 points for Tennessee State (19-14) and Shakem Johnson had 10 rebounds. Emmanuel Egbuta had nine points and eight boards and Wesley Harris had seven rebounds.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeb Hartness
- Blake Harris
- Jabir Walker
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Tennessee Tech | 4-1 | - | 9-7 |
Morehead State | 4-1 | - | 9-7 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-1 | - | 9-7 |
SIU Edwardsville | 3-2 | 1 | 10-6 |
UT Martin | 3-2 | 1 | 7-9 |
Little Rock | 2-2 | 1.5 | 8-7 |
Western Illinois | 2-3 | 2 | 8-8 |
Lindenwood | 2-3 | 2 | 7-9 |
Southern Indiana | 1-4 | 3 | 6-9 |
Eastern Illinois | 1-4 | 3 | 5-11 |
Tennessee State | 1-4 | 3 | 5-11 |
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Queens University | 3-0 | - | 10-6 |
Lipscomb | 2-1 | 1 | 10-6 |
North Alabama | 2-1 | 1 | 10-6 |
Jacksonville | 2-1 | 1 | 8-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 2-1 | 1 | 8-8 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 2-1 | 1 | 7-9 |
Stetson | 2-1 | 1 | 4-12 |
Austin Peay | 1-2 | 2 | 6-10 |
Central Arkansas | 1-2 | 2 | 5-11 |
West Georgia | 1-2 | 2 | 3-13 |
North Florida | 0-3 | 3 | 7-9 |
Bellarmine | 0-3 | 3 | 3-13 |