Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Tennessee State Tigers

Feb 17, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WIU	34	34	68
TNST	17	44	61

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.

Player Stats

WESTERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jesiah West	25	2-5	0-0	0-0	9	5	2	0	1	4	4
23Drew Cisse	27	6-9	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	1	2	3	14
10JJ Kalakon	33	4-11	1-5	2-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	11
1Quinlan Bennett	35	1-9	0-1	6-6	5	1	1	0	1	2	8
2Ryan Myers	36	7-17	4-8	4-6	5	2	1	0	2	3	22
24Tay Knox	16	1-2	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	2	2	2	4
5James Dent Jr.	28	1-5	1-5	2-4	4	1	3	0	2	1	5



TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	6-1931.6%	18-2669.2%	37	11	8	3	10	15	68

TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jason Jitoboh	34	2-4	0-0	9-10	4	1	1	3	2	1	13
2Christian Brown	32	1-10	0-6	1-2	2	0	2	0	1	2	3
10Kinyon Hodges	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	4	4
12Denim Dawson	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	32	7-13	0-2	6-8	4	2	0	0	4	2	20
13Michael Shanks	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	3
23Emmanuel Dowuona	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	3
11Justin Williams	8	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
0Jaylen Jones	22	3-9	2-3	0-0	4	1	2	1	0	3	8
5EJ Bellinger	27	3-12	1-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	4	7
TOTAL	-	20-6033.3%	4-1723.5%	17-2181.0%	35	5	6	4	11	21	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWIUTNST

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

2nd half

Team Stats

WIU

TNST

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(81.0%)

41(17)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

attendance: 1,479 (18.5%)

tv: ESPN+