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FINAL
Jan 19, 2023

Game Recap

Fitzgerald's 26 help Tennessee State beat E. Illinois 78-74. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. scored 26 points as Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 78-74 on Thursday.

Box Score

12T
EIU205474
TNST403878
Eastern Illinois Panthers logoEASTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Kyle Thomas146-70-04-431101416
5Sincere Malone202-30-11-12120135
20Caleb Donaldson363-70-13-52720019
10Kinyon Hodges349-184-70-061010422
4Yaakema Rose Jr.312-90-30-09920354
11Nick Ellington205-90-01-601130111
34Jermaine Hamlin61-10-01-20003023
13Kyle Carlesimo50-10-10-00000000
3Cam Haffner142-60-10-00200014
25Dan Luers200-10-10-06010030
TOTAL30-6248.4%4-1526.7%10-1855.6%28229752474
Tennessee State Tigers logoTENNESSEE STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Zion Griffin192-21-12-31000137
10Adong Makuoi234-70-01-26000049
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.345-93-513-1304105026
4Jr. Clay365-132-76-733103018
20Dedric Boyd302-82-62-24110138
44David Acosta152-20-00-16011144
13Zool Kueth20-10-00-00000020
23Emmanuel Dowuona20-00-00-00000000
11Justin Williams171-41-30-04200003
3Riggs Abner191-21-20-02200013
5Tajik Bartholomew30-00-00-01100000
TOTAL22-4845.8%10-2441.7%24-2885.7%271341111778

Play-by-Play

1st halfeiutnst
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:47) Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:44) Yaakema Rose Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:25) Caleb Donaldson missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:21) Jr. Clay Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (18:56) Jr. Clay made Three Point Jumper.
    03
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (18:37) Foul on Zion Griffin.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (18:26) Yaakema Rose Jr. Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (18:26) Jr. Clay Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (18:21) Jr. Clay made Jumper.
    05
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:51) Kinyon Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:46) Dedric Boyd Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:19) Zion Griffin Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:19) Sincere Malone Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:18) Foul on Zion Griffin.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:03) Yaakema Rose Jr. Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:03) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:58) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:58) Caleb Donaldson Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (16:53) Kyle Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Donaldson.
    25
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (16:38) Ethan Riggs Abner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dedric Boyd.
    28
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:09) Kinyon Hodges missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:05) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:02) Foul on Yaakema Rose Jr..
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:48) Adong Makuoi missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:46) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:19) Sincere Malone missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:16) Jr. Clay Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:57) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:57) Nick Ellington Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:53) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (14:51) Adong Makuoi made Layup.
    210
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:31) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:27) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:17) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:14) Yaakema Rose Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (14:08) Kinyon Hodges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yaakema Rose Jr..
    510
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (13:56) Dedric Boyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Riggs Abner.
    513
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:24) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:20) Yaakema Rose Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:18) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (13:15) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (13:00) Jr. Clay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:57) Yaakema Rose Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:35) Kinyon Hodges missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:31) Yaakema Rose Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:29) Kinyon Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:26) Dedric Boyd Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (12:22) Jr. Clay made Jumper.
    515
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:22) Eastern Illinois Timeout
  • (12:22) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (11:57) Cameron Haffner missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:54) Tajik Bartholomew Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (11:26) David Acosta made Dunk. Assisted by Tajik Bartholomew.
    517
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (11:12) Cameron Haffner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:09) Justin Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:57) David Acosta Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:57) Nick Ellington Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:52) Nick Ellington missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:49) Kinyon Hodges Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:49) Foul on Ethan Riggs Abner.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (10:47) Kinyon Hodges made Jumper. Assisted by Yaakema Rose Jr..
    717
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:19) Jr. Clay Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:19) Dan Luers Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:13) Yaakema Rose Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:11) Dan Luers Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:11) Foul on David Acosta.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:05) Yaakema Rose Jr. Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:05) David Acosta Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:45) Justin Williams missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:45) Nick Ellington Block.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:39) Yaakema Rose Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:20) Nick Ellington missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:20) David Acosta Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:18) David Acosta Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:18) Foul on Yaakema Rose Jr..
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:00) Zool Kueth missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:00) Nick Ellington Block.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:00) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:52) Foul on David Acosta.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:28) Eastern Illinois Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:17) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:17) Jermaine Hamlin Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:17) Foul on Zool Kueth.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:13) Foul on Zool Kueth.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:13) Caleb Donaldson missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:13) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (8:13) Caleb Donaldson made Free Throw.
    817
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:10) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:04) Foul on Kinyon Hodges.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:57) Jr. Clay missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:57) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:57) Jermaine Hamlin Block.
  • (7:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (7:51) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
    820
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:28) Kinyon Hodges missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:28) Kinyon Hodges Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:28) Kinyon Hodges missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:28) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:28) Foul on Jermaine Hamlin.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:14) Foul on Jermaine Hamlin.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (7:14) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    821
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (7:14) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    822
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:48) Caleb Donaldson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (6:45) Ethan Riggs Abner Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (6:41) Dedric Boyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jr. Clay.
    825
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (6:35) Eastern Illinois Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (6:25) Kinyon Hodges made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Donaldson.
    1025
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (6:02) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:59) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:55) Sincere Malone Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:55) Dedric Boyd Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:42) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:42) Kyle Thomas Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:37) Foul on Dedric Boyd.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:37) Caleb Donaldson missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:36) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (5:30) Adong Makuoi made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..
    1027
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:14) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (5:14) Kyle Thomas made Free Throw.
    1127
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (5:14) Kyle Thomas made Free Throw.
    1227
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (4:56) Justin Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..
    1230
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:23) Kinyon Hodges missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:20) Dedric Boyd Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (4:07) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Williams.
    1233
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (3:48) Sincere Malone made Layup. Assisted by Kinyon Hodges.
    1433
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:48) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • (3:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (3:48) Sincere Malone made Free Throw.
    1533
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (3:37) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Williams.
    1536
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (3:10) Nick Ellington missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:06) Justin Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:03) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (3:03) Caleb Donaldson Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:52) Kyle Carlesimo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:52) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:52) Foul on Sincere Malone.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (2:52) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    1537
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (2:52) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    1538
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:42) Foul on Kinyon Hodges.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (2:42) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    1539
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (2:42) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    1540
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (2:23) Nick Ellington made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Donaldson.
    1740
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:06) Jr. Clay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:01) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (1:47) Nick Ellington made Jumper. Assisted by Yaakema Rose Jr..
    1940
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:15) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (1:15) Kinyon Hodges Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:15) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:15) Tennessee State Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:13) Tennessee State Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (1:02) Nick Ellington missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:58) Justin Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:42) Ethan Riggs Abner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:38) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:33) Foul on David Acosta.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:33) Nick Ellington missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:33) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (0:33) Nick Ellington made Free Throw.
    2040
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:06) Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:03) Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points78
30-62(48.4%)Field Goal(%)22-48(45.8%)
4-15(26.7%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)
10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)24-28(85.7%)
32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(6)
22Assists13
9Steals4
7Blocks1
6Turnovers13
24(1)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
0Largest Lead25

Game Details

Thursday, January 19, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Gentry Center · Nashville, TN
attendance: 6,331 (79.1%)
spread: TNST -8.5
over/under: 141.5