Final
SIU EdwardsvilleCougarsSIUE · 17-125380
Tennessee StateTigersTNST · 19-9Sat, Feb 21 · 2:00 PM EST
0:31Damon Howard Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
SIUETeam stats
This gameTNST
42.0%FG%57.4%
8-243PT8-19
21Rebounds37
15Turnovers12
9Assists14
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:31 · TNST 80, SIUE 53Damon Howard Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
2H 0:49 · SIUE 53, TNST 77Corentin Efono makes 0-foot tip in layup- 2H 1:12 · TNST 77, SIUE 51Alex Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists)
- 2H 1:44 · SIUE 51, TNST 74Harrison Alexander makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
- 2H 2:25 · SIUE 48, TNST 74Harrison Alexander makes layup
- 2H 2:39 · SIUE 46, TNST 74CJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:57 · TNST 74, SIUE 45Jabrion Spikes makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
- 2H 3:31 · SIUE 45, TNST 72Tyler King makes layup
- 2H 4:49 · TNST 72, SIUE 43Jabrion Spikes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
- 2H 5:27 · TNST 69, SIUE 43Travis Harper II makes 11-foot jumper
- 2H 6:02 · SIUE 43, TNST 67CJ Hall makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 6:30 · TNST 67, SIUE 40Antoine Lorick III makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:02 · SIUE 40, TNST 66Jack Campion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler King assists)
- 2H 7:30 · TNST 66, SIUE 37Antoine Lorick III makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:30 · TNST 65, SIUE 37Antoine Lorick III makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:48 · SIUE 37, TNST 64Corentin Efono makes layup
- 2H 8:23 · SIUE 35, TNST 64CJ Hall makes 9-foot jumper
- 2H 8:44 · TNST 64, SIUE 33Aaron Nkrumah makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
- 2H 9:06 · SIUE 33, TNST 62CJ Hall makes 29-foot three point jumper (Corentin Efono assists)
- 2H 9:40 · TNST 62, SIUE 30Antoine Lorick III makes layup
- 2H 10:17 · TNST 60, SIUE 30Carlous Williams makes layup
- 2H 11:25 · TNST 58, SIUE 30Aaron Nkrumah makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 11:25 · TNST 57, SIUE 30Aaron Nkrumah makes layup
- 2H 12:12 · SIUE 30, TNST 55Jordan Pickett makes layup
- 2H 12:31 · SIUE 28, TNST 55Tyler King makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 12:46 · TNST 55, SIUE 27Aaron Nkrumah makes 7-foot jumper
- 2H 14:01 · TNST 53, SIUE 27Antoine Lorick III makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 2H 14:23 · SIUE 27, TNST 51Darrion Baker makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 16:09 · TNST 51, SIUE 26Travis Harper II makes layup (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
- 2H 17:20 · TNST 49, SIUE 26Travis Harper II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
- 2H 17:54 · TNST 46, SIUE 26Antoine Lorick III makes 3-foot dunk (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
- 2H 18:50 · TNST 44, SIUE 26Antoine Lorick III makes 8-foot dunk (Dante Harris assists)
- 2H 19:26 · TNST 42, SIUE 26Antoine Lorick III makes 3-foot dunk
- 1H 0:10 · TNST 40, SIUE 26Dante Harris makes 20-foot jumper
- 1H 1:09 · TNST 38, SIUE 26Dante Harris makes 14-foot jumper
- 1H 2:06 · TNST 36, SIUE 26Dante Harris makes layup (Aaron Nkrumah assists)
- 1H 2:52 · SIUE 26, TNST 34Darrion Baker makes 12-foot jumper
- 1H 3:13 · TNST 34, SIUE 24Aaron Nkrumah makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
- 1H 3:34 · TNST 31, SIUE 24Travis Harper II makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 3:34 · TNST 30, SIUE 24Travis Harper II makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:57 · SIUE 24, TNST 29Darrion Baker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arnas Sakenis assists)
- 1H 4:40 · TNST 29, SIUE 21Aaron Nkrumah makes 18-foot jumper
- 1H 4:55 · SIUE 21, TNST 27Jack Campion makes layup
- 1H 5:34 · SIUE 19, TNST 27Darrion Baker makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 1H 5:51 · TNST 27, SIUE 16Travis Harper II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
- 1H 6:15 · SIUE 16, TNST 24Darrion Baker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Robinson Jr. assists)
- 1H 7:12 · SIUE 13, TNST 24Darius Robinson Jr. makes 13-foot jumper
- 1H 7:35 · TNST 24, SIUE 11Jalen Pitre makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 7:35 · TNST 23, SIUE 11Jalen Pitre makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 9:28 · TNST 22, SIUE 11Jalen Pitre makes 10-foot dunk (Dante Harris assists)
- 1H 10:10 · TNST 20, SIUE 11Jabrion Spikes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists)
- 1H 11:14 · SIUE 11, TNST 17Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Harrison Alexander assists)
- 1H 11:26 · TNST 17, SIUE 9Aaron Nkrumah makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 11:26 · TNST 16, SIUE 9Aaron Nkrumah makes 8-foot jumper
- 1H 11:38 · SIUE 9, TNST 14Darrion Baker makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 12:01 · SIUE 7, TNST 14Tyler King makes layup
- 1H 12:26 · TNST 14, SIUE 5Aaron Nkrumah makes layup
- 1H 13:15 · TNST 12, SIUE 5Carlous Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 14:13 · TNST 11, SIUE 5Aaron Nkrumah makes layup
- 1H 15:05 · TNST 9, SIUE 5Antoine Lorick III makes layup
- 1H 16:03 · SIUE 5, TNST 7Darrion Baker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists)
- 1H 16:42 · TNST 7, SIUE 2Aaron Nkrumah makes layup
- 1H 17:18 · TNST 5, SIUE 2Aaron Nkrumah makes 27-foot three point jumper
- 1H 18:01 · TNST 2, SIUE 2Aaron Nkrumah makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
- 1H 18:30 · SIUE 2, TNST 0Tyler King makes layup (Jack Campion assists)
Box score
Team
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SIUE26
27
53
TNST40
40
80
SIUETeam stats
This gameTNST21-50Field goals31-54
42.0%Field goal %57.4%
8-243-pointers8-19
3-11Free throws10-13
21Rebounds37
9Assists14
7Steals9
2Blocks4
15Turnovers12
11Fouls13
Top performers
This game
TNSTAaron Nkrumah26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 11-15 FG
SIUEDarrion Baker17 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 6-9 FG- TNSTAntoine Lorick III15 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 6-10 FG
SIU Edwardsville CougarsPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Jo ValrieF | 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Darrion BakerF | 25 | 17 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 34Arnas SakenisC | 29 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Tyler KingG | 26 | 7 | 3-13 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5Jack CampionG | 27 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20Iwo BagancF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24Kyle ThomasF | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 17Corentin EfonoG | 19 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7Darius Robinson Jr.G | 14 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2CJ HallG | 18 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1Jordan PickettG | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8Harrison AlexanderG | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21Myles ThompsonF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11Dehrio McCaskillG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 0Ring MalithG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 53 | 21-50 | 8-24 | 3-11 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 11 |
SIUEOffense
TNSTSeason stats
71.0 (330th)Points per Game(82nd) 80.3
44.5% (240th)Field Goal %(151st) 45.9%
34.7% (184th)3-Point %(305th) 32.8%
67.5% (411th)Free Throw %(82nd) 76.3%
13.2 (270th)Assists per Game(270th) 13.2
10.9 (222nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(48th) 13
11.7 (220th)Turnovers per Game(300th) 12.3
SIUEDefense
TNSTSeason stats
36.7 (125th)Rebounds per Game(80th) 37.7
25.7 (109th)Def. Rebounds per Game(183rd) 24.8
7.6 (146th)Steals per Game(40th) 9.3
3.9 (113th)Blocks per Game(129th) 3.8
SIUETeam record
TNST17-12Record19-9
Venue and TV
- 2:00 PM, February 21, 2026
- Gentry Center, Nashville
- Watch: ESPNU