Tennessee State Tigers vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Feb 22, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNST	40	34	74
TNTC	33	44	77

Game Recap

Johnson scores 20 points as Tennessee Tech defeats Tennessee State 77-74. Rodney Johnson Jr. scored 20 points as Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee State 77-74 on Saturday.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Carlous Williams	23	3-7	0-1	2-2	5	0	1	0	2	3	8
33Josh Ogundele	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	3	4
2Travis Harper II	35	4-10	1-6	2-2	11	1	1	0	0	2	11
30Aaron Nkrumah	28	4-10	0-2	2-2	4	4	0	0	3	2	10
0Justus Jackson	37	8-15	1-6	2-2	3	3	1	0	2	4	19
11Antoine Lorick III	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
21Ronald Jessamy	25	2-4	0-0	1-1	5	1	1	2	5	2	5
25Ahmir Langlais	11	2-3	0-0	2-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	6
55Knute Wood	24	3-4	3-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	9
TOTAL	-	29-5949.2%	5-1926.3%	11-1291.7%	35	12	4	2	14	19	74

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JaJuan Nicholls	14	3-4	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	6
5Rodney Johnson Jr.	30	8-18	2-6	2-2	8	3	1	1	2	1	20
0Daniel Egbuniwe	27	4-11	1-7	2-3	8	3	5	0	1	0	11
3Jaylon Johnson	40	2-9	1-6	10-14	4	7	2	0	1	1	15
2Kyle Layton	36	3-9	2-7	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	10
8Ola Ajiboye	18	1-1	0-0	1-4	6	2	0	0	2	2	3
34David Craig	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Matthew Sells	26	3-7	3-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9
10Grant Slatten	9	1-4	0-2	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	3
TOTAL	-	25-6339.7%	9-3525.7%	18-2962.1%	33	15	12	1	6	11	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNSTTNTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee Tech.
(19:31) Justus Jackson Turnover.
(19:31) Daniel Egbuniwe Steal.
(19:19) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:16) Josh Ogundele Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:58) Justus Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Ogundele.
20
(18:30) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:27) Aaron Nkrumah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:19) Aaron Nkrumah made Jumper.
40
+3 (18:09) Kyle Layton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
43
+2 (17:53) Justus Jackson made Jumper.
63
(17:36) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:33) Tennessee Tech Offensive Rebound.
(17:28) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:25) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
(17:14) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
(17:12) Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Josh Ogundele made Layup.
83
(16:42) JaJuan Nicholls missed Layup.
(16:40) Aaron Nkrumah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:37) Travis Harper II made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah.
103
+2 (16:13) Jaylon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
105
(15:45) Ronald Jessamy Turnover.
(15:45) Jaylon Johnson Steal.
+2 (15:40) Daniel Egbuniwe made Layup. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
107
(15:40) Foul on Travis Harper II.
+1 (15:40) Daniel Egbuniwe made Free Throw.
108
+3 (15:15) Justus Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah.
138
(15:00) Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:56) Ahmir Langlais Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Aaron Nkrumah missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:45) Ola Ajiboye Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:31) Grant Slatten Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Foul on Justus Jackson.
(14:31) Grant Slatten missed Free Throw.
(14:31) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:31) Grant Slatten made Free Throw.
139
(14:15) Knute Wood Turnover.
(14:15) Grant Slatten Steal.
+2 (14:11) Grant Slatten made Layup.
1311
(13:57) Foul on Matthew Sells.
(13:51) Travis Harper II missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:48) Travis Harper II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:46) Travis Harper II made Layup.
1511
(13:19) Matthew Sells missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:16) Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound.
(13:11) Travis Harper II missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:09) Grant Slatten Defensive Rebound.
(13:00) Grant Slatten missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:57) Travis Harper II Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Aaron Nkrumah missed Jumper.
(12:44) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:26) Grant Slatten Offensive Rebound.
(12:25) Grant Slatten missed Layup.
(12:23) Josh Ogundele Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:58) Knute Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Ogundele.
1811
+3 (11:40) Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
1814
(11:20) Travis Harper II missed Jumper.
(11:17) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:09) Matthew Sells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rodney Johnson Jr..
1817
+2 (10:43) Josh Ogundele made Layup.
2017
+2 (10:17) JaJuan Nicholls made Layup.
2019
+2 (10:01) Justus Jackson made Jumper.
2219
(9:41) Rodney Johnson Jr. Turnover.
(9:29) Justus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:25) Travis Harper II Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:14) Knute Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justus Jackson.
2519
+2 (8:52) Ola Ajiboye made Layup.
2521
(8:20) Tennessee State Turnover.
(8:04) Foul on Carlous Williams.
(8:04) JaJuan Nicholls missed Free Throw.
(8:04) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:04) JaJuan Nicholls missed Free Throw.
(8:03) Travis Harper II Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Ronald Jessamy Turnover.
(7:49) Daniel Egbuniwe Steal.
+2 (7:35) JaJuan Nicholls made Dunk. Assisted by Daniel Egbuniwe.
2523
+2 (7:18) Carlous Williams made Layup.
2723
(7:04) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(7:00) Carlous Williams Defensive Rebound.
(6:54) Carlous Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:50) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Jaylon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:36) Justus Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Justus Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:22) Rodney Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Foul on Ronald Jessamy.
(6:17) Jaylon Johnson missed Free Throw.
(6:17) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:17) Jaylon Johnson made Free Throw.
2724
+2 (6:03) Aaron Nkrumah made Jumper.
2924
(5:45) Ola Ajiboye Turnover.
(5:45) Travis Harper II Steal.
(5:34) Ronald Jessamy Turnover.
(5:22) Ola Ajiboye Turnover.
(5:22) Ronald Jessamy Steal.
+2 (5:18) Travis Harper II made Dunk. Assisted by Ronald Jessamy.
3124
+2 (4:52) Daniel Egbuniwe made Jumper.
3126
(4:20) Ronald Jessamy Turnover.
(4:20) Kyle Layton Steal.
+2 (3:50) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Jumper.
3128
+2 (3:36) Ronald Jessamy made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah.
3328
(3:36) Foul on Grant Slatten.
+1 (3:36) Ronald Jessamy made Free Throw.
3428
(3:14) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:11) Ronald Jessamy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Antoine Lorick III made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Nkrumah.
3628
(2:27) Kyle Layton missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:25) Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:06) Carlous Williams made Layup.
3828
+2 (1:52) Kyle Layton made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylon Johnson.
3830
+2 (1:35) Ronald Jessamy made Jumper.
4030
(1:14) Rodney Johnson Jr. missed Layup.
(1:14) Ronald Jessamy Block.
(1:10) Justus Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Justus Jackson Turnover.
(1:10) Daniel Egbuniwe Steal.
(1:06) Daniel Egbuniwe missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:04) Rodney Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:03) Rodney Johnson Jr. made Layup.
4032
(0:45) Aaron Nkrumah missed Jumper.
(0:41) Daniel Egbuniwe Defensive Rebound.
(0:28) Foul on Ronald Jessamy.
(0:28) Ola Ajiboye missed Free Throw.
(0:28) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:28) Ola Ajiboye made Free Throw.
4033
(0:02) Travis Harper II missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Tennessee Tech Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TNST

TNTC

74Points77

29-59(49.2%)Field Goal(%)25-63(39.7%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)9-35(25.7%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)18-29(62.1%)

38(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

12Assists15

4Steals12

2Blocks1

15Turnovers6

19(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

10Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, February 22, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,534 (20.5%)

tv: ESPNU