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FINAL
Feb 22, 2024

Game Recap

Bellinger puts up 18 in Tennessee State's 78-73 win over Eastern Illinois. EJ Bellinger had 18 points in Tennessee State's 78-73 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
EIU353873
TNST354378
Eastern Illinois Panthers logoEASTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Rodolfo Bolis130-00-03-43100023
1Corey Sawyer Jr.233-133-55-620000414
11Tiger Booker324-102-32-213302212
25Dan Luers183-63-30-03011129
10Kyndall Davis356-130-24-751024416
5Sincere Malone130-00-00-03010120
34Jermaine Hamlin222-30-01-47110125
3Nakyel Shelton334-121-43-471102312
24Jaylin Gibson111-10-00-00110022
TOTAL23-5839.7%9-1752.9%18-2766.7%31883112373
Tennessee State Tigers logoTENNESSEE STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
33Jason Jitoboh233-70-06-660041312
13Michael Shanks141-21-20-04000233
10Kinyon Hodges373-50-23-37231129
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.231-40-23-42210135
5EJ Bellinger347-121-23-461101318
23Emmanuel Dowuona112-30-01-21110215
55Knute Wood30-00-00-00000100
11Justin Williams233-81-42-32200049
12Denim Dawson10-10-10-00000000
3Riggs Abner20-00-01-20000001
0Jaylen Jones296-113-71-205003116
TOTAL26-5349.1%6-2030.0%20-2676.9%281365122078

Play-by-Play

1st halfeiutnst
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:44) Kyndall Davis missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:40) Jason Jitoboh Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:21) E.J. Bellinger missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:11) Rodolfo Bolis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (19:04) Tiger Booker missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (19:03) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (18:35) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Layup.
    02
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (18:10) Corey Sawyer missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (18:10) Jason Jitoboh Block.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (18:07) Rodolfo Bolis Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (18:07) Foul on Jason Jitoboh.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (18:07) Rodolfo Bolis made Free Throw.
    12
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (18:07) Rodolfo Bolis made Free Throw.
    22
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:57) Foul on Corey Sawyer.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (17:57) Jason Jitoboh made Free Throw.
    23
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (17:57) Jason Jitoboh made Free Throw.
    24
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:29) Corey Sawyer missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:29) Kinyon Hodges Block.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:26) Corey Sawyer Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:26) Corey Sawyer missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:26) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:26) Michael Shanks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (17:26) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (17:06) Foul on Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (16:48) Dan Luers made Three Point Jumper.
    54
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:23) Kinyon Hodges missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:19) Dan Luers Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (16:06) Jermaine Hamlin missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (16:02) Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:53) Jaylen Jones Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:25) Kyndall Davis Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (15:25) Emmanuel Dowuona Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (15:21) E.J. Bellinger made Layup. Assisted by Emmanuel Dowuona.
    56
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (15:01) Dan Luers missed Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:56) Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:49) Foul on Nakyel Shelton.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:41) E.J. Bellinger missed Layup.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:41) Kyndall Davis Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:40) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:36) E.J. Bellinger Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:36) Tiger Booker Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:25) Foul on Emmanuel Dowuona.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (14:16) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (14:12) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (13:56) Jaylen Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kinyon Hodges.
    59
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (13:36) Kyndall Davis Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (13:28) Justin Williams made Jumper.
    511
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (13:10) Dan Luers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiger Booker.
    811
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:53) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:53) Jermaine Hamlin Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:46) Tiger Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:44) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (12:23) Jason Jitoboh made Layup.
    813
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:08) Foul on Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (12:04) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (12:04) Kinyon Hodges Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (11:59) E.J. Bellinger made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Jones.
    815
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (11:30) Jermaine Hamlin made Jumper. Assisted by Nakyel Shelton.
    1015
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (11:17) Jaylen Jones Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (11:17) Tiger Booker Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (11:12) Tiger Booker made Layup.
    1215
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (10:56) E.J. Bellinger made Layup.
    1217
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:56) Foul on Sincere Malone.
  • (10:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (10:56) E.J. Bellinger made Free Throw.
    1218
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +3 (10:41) Nakyel Shelton made Three Point Jumper.
    1518
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:14) Foul on Rodolfo Bolis.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (10:08) Jaylen Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (10:05) Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (9:58) Nakyel Shelton made Jumper.
    1718
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:33) E.J. Bellinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:29) Sincere Malone Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:27) Sincere Malone Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:27) Kinyon Hodges Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (9:21) Jaylen Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (9:17) Nakyel Shelton Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (9:02) Jaylin Gibson made Layup. Assisted by Rodolfo Bolis.
    1918
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:43) Knute Wood Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:43) Jaylin Gibson Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:39) Foul on E.J. Bellinger.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (8:39) Kyndall Davis made Free Throw.
    2018
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:39) Kyndall Davis missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:39) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (8:25) Foul on Jason Jitoboh.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:25) Rodolfo Bolis missed Free Throw.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (8:25) Eastern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (8:25) Rodolfo Bolis made Free Throw.
    2118
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:59) Emmanuel Dowuona Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:48) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:43) Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (7:33) Jaylen Jones Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:33) Sincere Malone Steal.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (7:18) Kyndall Davis Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (7:01) Emmanuel Dowuona made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Jones.
    2120
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (6:37) Kyndall Davis made Jumper.
    2320
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (6:25) Emmanuel Dowuona made Layup. Assisted by Justin Williams.
    2322
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (6:10) Kyndall Davis made Jumper.
    2522
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (5:58) Michael Shanks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Jones.
    2525
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:41) Kyndall Davis missed Dunk.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:38) Sincere Malone Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (5:36) Nakyel Shelton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:30) Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (5:14) Emmanuel Dowuona Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (5:03) Tiger Booker made Jumper.
    2725
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (4:54) E.J. Bellinger made Layup. Assisted by Jaylen Jones.
    2727
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +2 (4:26) Nakyel Shelton made Layup. Assisted by Kyndall Davis.
    2927
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:16) Foul on Tiger Booker.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (4:03) Denim Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (4:00) Kyndall Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (3:56) Nakyel Shelton Turnover.
  • (3:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:34) Justin Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:30) E.J. Bellinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (3:28) E.J. Bellinger made Layup.
    2929
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (3:12) Kyndall Davis Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (3:12) Kinyon Hodges Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:56) Michael Shanks Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:56) Tiger Booker Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:48) Foul on Michael Shanks.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (2:48) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
    3029
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:48) Nakyel Shelton missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:47) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:35) Jaylen Jones missed Layup.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:33) E.J. Bellinger Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:22) Justin Williams missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:22) Kyndall Davis Block.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:22) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:21) Justin Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:16) Tiger Booker Defensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:14) Foul on Michael Shanks.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (2:14) Kyndall Davis made Free Throw.
    3129
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (2:14) Kyndall Davis missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (2:13) Kinyon Hodges Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (1:55) Foul on Dan Luers.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:45) Michael Shanks Turnover.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (1:45) Nakyel Shelton Steal.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (1:35) Foul on Michael Shanks.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (1:35) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
    3229
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (1:35) Nakyel Shelton made Free Throw.
    3329
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +3 (1:15) Jaylen Jones made Three Point Jumper.
    3332
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:54) Foul on Dan Luers.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:54) Dan Luers Turnover.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:54) Tennessee State Timeout
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    (0:42) Foul on Jaylin Gibson.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:42) Riggs Abner missed Free Throw.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:42) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +1 (0:42) Riggs Abner made Free Throw.
    3333
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    (0:31) Foul on Justin Williams.
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (0:31) Tiger Booker made Free Throw.
    3433
  • Eastern Illinois Panthers logo
    +1 (0:31) Tiger Booker made Free Throw.
    3533
  • Tennessee State Tigers logo
    +2 (0:00) Justin Williams made Jumper.
    3535
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

73Points78
23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)26-53(49.1%)
9-17(52.9%)3-Point(%)6-20(30%)
18-27(66.7%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)
35(15)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)
8Assists13
8Steals6
3Blocks5
12Turnovers12
23(0)Fouls(Technical)20(1)
5Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, February 22, 2024 · 7:30 PM
Gentry Center · Nashville, TN
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