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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.
Ravel Moody and Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 14 points each and Tennessee State beat Morehead State 74-67 in overtime in the opener of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night.
Tyler Scanlon had 20 points as Belmont extended its winning streak to 10 games, topping Tennessee State 72-65 on Saturday night.
Shakem Johnson had 17 points as Tennessee State topped Jacksonville State 65-55 on Thursday night.
James Baker scored 21 points with nine rebounds and three blocks and Morehead State survived Tennessee State 66-63 on Saturday.
Ty Taylor tossed in 22 points and Eastern Kentucky rolled to an 83-62 victory over Tennessee State on Thursday night.
Michael Littlejohn scored 17 points and Tennessee State cruised to a 70-55 win over in-state rival Tennessee Tech on Saturday night.
Nick Muszynski scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists as Belmont rolled past Tennessee State 74-51 on Thursday night, notching a fifth-straight win.
Tevin Brown had 28 points as Murray State beat Tennessee State 73-65 on Saturday night.
Carlos Marshall Jr. registered 19 points as Tennessee State narrowly beat Austin Peay 70-68 on Thursday night.
Emmanuel Egbuta came off the bench to tally 15 points to lift Tennessee State to a 72-67 overtime win over Tennessee Tech on Saturday night. Jy'lan Washington added 11 points including a 3-pointer that tied the game 61-all as time expired in...
Shakem Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Tennessee State beat Jacksonville State 72-62 on Thursday night.
Tevin Brown had 22 points as Murray State won its ninth consecutive game, topping Tennessee State 76-64 on Saturday night.
Jordyn Adams and Terry Taylor scored 37 points apiece as Austin Peay extended its win streak to seven games, romping past Tennessee State 99-74 on Thursday night.
Jomaru Brown scored 37 points, making 18 of 19 free throws including four in the final minute that provided the winning margin for Eastern Kentucky it its 92-88 victory over Tennessee State on Saturday.
Carlos Marshall Jr. had 21 points, including a put-back layup with 6.6 seconds to play, as Tennessee State narrowly beat Southeast Missouri 75-73 on Saturday.
Parker Stewart scored 31 points and Quintin Dove scored 22 points and UT Martin beat Tennessee State 87-74 on Thursday.
Michael Littlejohn and Shakem Johnson scored 15 points apiece and Tennessee State held off SIU-Edwardsville 79-74 on Saturday.
Wesley Harris had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Tennessee State to an 84-79 win over Eastern Illinois in an Ohio Valley Conference opener on Thursday night.
Shakem Johnson had a season-high 27 points as Tennessee State topped Blue Mountain College 86-71 on Saturday.
Tyreke Key had a season-high 31 points as Indiana State got past Tennessee State 78-72 on Wednesday night.
Jon Brown came off the bench to tally 17 points and Mark Freeman drilled a deep, shot-clock-beating 3-pointer in the final minute and Tennessee State held on to defeat Fordham 66-61 on Sunday.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 15-3 | - | 26-7 |
| Murray State | 15-3 | - | 23-9 |
| Austin Peay | 14-4 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 12-6 | 3 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee State | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Eastern Illinois | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Morehead State | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Tennessee Tech | 6-12 | 9 | 9-22 |
| UT Martin | 5-13 | 10 | 9-20 |
| SIU-Edwardsville | 5-13 | 10 | 8-23 |
| SE Missouri St | 3-15 | 12 | 7-24 |
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-2 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 2 |
