1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
TNTC | 29 | 30 | 59 |
EIU | 43 | 41 | 84 |
Charles has 23, leads E. Illinois past Tennessee Tech 84-59
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Kashawn Charles hit 5 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to lead Eastern Illinois to an 84-59 win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday.
Charles, who came off the bench and played 19 minutes, was 9 for 12 from the field, going 5 of 8 behind the arc.
Mack Smith added 13 points and Josiah Wallace 11 for Eastern Illinois (9-9, 2-4 Ohio Valley Conference), which led 43-29 at the half.
Jr. Clay scored a season-high 22 points for the Golden Eagles (4-15, 1-5) and Darius Allen added 12 points. Tennessee Tech committed 19 turnovers and the Panthers turned those into 28 points.
Eastern Illinois shot 53% (32 of 6) with 12 3-pointers while limited the Golden Eagles to 39%. Tennessee Tech was 10 of 24 from 3-point range and 9 of 25 inside the arc.
---
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25
---
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Game Information
- Referees:
- Greg Gerritsen
- Scott Tierney
- Connor Mooney
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 14-4 | - | 26-9 |
UT Martin | 14-4 | - | 21-11 |
Little Rock | 14-4 | - | 21-13 |
Western Illinois | 13-5 | 1 | 21-12 |
Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-10 | 6 | 14-18 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 8-24 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-14 | 10 | 9-22 |
Lindenwood | 3-15 | 11 | 9-22 |