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FINAL
Feb 17, 2024

Game Recap

Myers scores 22 as Western Illinois beats Tennessee State 68-61. Ryan Myers scored 22 points as Western Illinois beat Tennessee State 68-61 on Saturday night.

Box Score

12T
WIU343468
TNST174461
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Jesiah West252-50-00-09520144
23Drew Cisse276-90-02-261012314
10JJ Kalakon334-111-52-441100011
1Quinlan Bennett351-90-16-65110128
2Ryan Myers367-174-84-652102322
24Tay Knox161-20-02-44002224
5James Dent Jr.281-51-52-44130215
TOTAL22-5837.9%6-1931.6%18-2669.2%371183101568
Tennessee State Tigers logoTENNESSEE STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jason Jitoboh342-40-09-1041132113
2Christian Brown321-100-61-22020123
10Kinyon Hodges182-30-00-06000144
12Denim Dawson120-20-10-02010010
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.327-130-26-842004220
13Michael Shanks91-21-20-02000043
23Emmanuel Dowuona61-10-01-12100003
11Justin Williams80-40-00-02000300
0Jaylen Jones223-92-30-04121038
5EJ Bellinger273-121-30-07000047
TOTAL20-6033.3%4-1723.5%17-2181.0%35564112161

Play-by-Play

1st halfwiutnst
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (19:49) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Jumper.
    02
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (19:29) Ryan Myers made Jumper.
    22
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:00) Denim Dawson missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:57) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (18:30) Foul on Christian Brown.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (18:30) Quinlan Bennett made Free Throw.
    32
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (18:30) Quinlan Bennett made Free Throw.
    42
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:59) Tennessee State Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:39) Drew Cisse Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:39) Denim Dawson Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:23) Christian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:18) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (16:58) Jesiah West made Layup.
    62
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:33) Christian Brown Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:33) Jesiah West Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:33) Western Illinois Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:15) Drew Cisse missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:10) Drew Cisse Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:09) Drew Cisse Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:09) Christian Brown Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:05) Christian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:01) JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:45) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:42) Jason Jitoboh Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:29) Foul on Drew Cisse.
  • (15:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:29) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:29) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (15:29) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    63
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:07) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:04) E.J. Bellinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:01) E.J. Bellinger missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:01) Tay Knox Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:44) E.J. Bellinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (14:44) E.J. Bellinger made Layup.
    65
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:43) Jesiah West missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:38) E.J. Bellinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (14:29) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Layup.
    67
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (14:19) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quinlan Bennett.
    97
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (14:06) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Layup.
    99
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (13:47) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper.
    129
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (13:30) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:26) Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:11) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (13:06) Jaylen Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:56) Foul on Tay Knox.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (12:56) Jason Jitoboh made Free Throw.
    1210
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (12:56) Jason Jitoboh made Free Throw.
    1211
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:32) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:28) Justin Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:25) Justin Williams Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:25) James Dent Jr. Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:05) JJ Kalakon missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:58) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:58) Ryan Myers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:46) Quinlan Bennett Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:41) JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:33) Jaylen Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:30) E.J. Bellinger missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:27) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:23) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:15) E.J. Bellinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:04) Justin Williams missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:58) E.J. Bellinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:58) E.J. Bellinger missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:57) Justin Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:53) Justin Williams missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:52) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • (10:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:30) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:30) Quinlan Bennett Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (10:21) Quinlan Bennett made Layup. Assisted by Jesiah West.
    1411
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:05) Foul on Quinlan Bennett.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:05) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:05) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (10:05) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Free Throw.
    1412
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:59) Foul on Denim Dawson.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:43) Jesiah West missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:39) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:25) Christian Brown missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:19) Emmanuel Dowuona Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (9:19) Emmanuel Dowuona made Layup.
    1414
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:08) Ryan Myers Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:08) Christian Brown Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:04) Foul on Jesiah West.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:04) Christian Brown missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:04) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (9:04) Christian Brown made Free Throw.
    1415
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:42) Jesiah West made Jumper.
    1615
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:10) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:06) Kinyon Hodges Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:04) Kinyon Hodges missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:01) Kinyon Hodges Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:00) Christian Brown missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:57) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:44) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:41) Jesiah West Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (7:33) Ryan Myers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
    1915
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:07) Denim Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:03) Jesiah West Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (6:46) JJ Kalakon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jesiah West.
    2215
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (6:43) Tennessee State Timeout
  • (6:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (6:28) Jason Jitoboh Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:28) JJ Kalakon Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (6:22) JJ Kalakon made Jumper.
    2415
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:09) Foul on Jesiah West.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (6:04) Jaylen Jones missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:59) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:36) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:32) Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:27) Jaylen Jones missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:27) Drew Cisse Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:27) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:23) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:18) Drew Cisse Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:03) JJ Kalakon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:59) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:57) Ryan Myers missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:57) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:57) Foul on Michael Shanks.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:56) Foul on Jaylen Jones.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:52) Ryan Myers missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:52) Jaylen Jones Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:45) Christian Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:36) E.J. Bellinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:31) Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (4:11) Drew Cisse made Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
    2615
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:53) Jason Jitoboh missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:49) Tay Knox Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:38) Foul on Jaylen Jones.
  • (3:37) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (3:37) Ryan Myers made Free Throw.
    2715
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:37) Ryan Myers missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:35) Christian Brown Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:21) Christian Brown missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:18) Quinlan Bennett Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (3:12) James Dent Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Myers.
    3015
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:55) Justin Williams missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:55) Tay Knox Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:54) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:46) Justin Williams Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:46) Ryan Myers Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:39) James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:36) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:20) Christian Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:17) James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (1:55) Tay Knox made Jumper.
    3215
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:35) Kinyon Hodges Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:15) JJ Kalakon missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:11) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:05) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:03) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:54) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:51) JJ Kalakon Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (0:46) Drew Cisse made Dunk. Assisted by JJ Kalakon.
    3415
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (0:29) Kinyon Hodges made Jumper.
    3417
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:03) Quinlan Bennett missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:00) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

68Points61
22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)20-60(33.3%)
6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)4-17(23.5%)
18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81%)
40(16)Rebounds(Offensive)41(17)
11Assists5
8Steals6
3Blocks4
11Turnovers12
15(0)Fouls(Technical)21(1)
19Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, February 17, 2024 · 4:30 PM
Gentry Center · Nashville, TN
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