Tennessee State Tigers vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

FINAL

Dec 30, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
TNST	44	44	88
TNTC	33	43	76

Game Recap

Harper scores 29, Tennessee State downs Tennessee Tech 88-76. Travis Harper II had 29 points in Tennessee State's 88-76 win over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday.

Player Stats

TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Antoine Lorick III	22	6-10	1-2	2-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	15
0Jalen Pitre	22	5-8	1-1	0-0	15	3	3	1	1	3	11
2Travis Harper II	32	9-15	9-14	2-2	1	1	0	0	2	1	29
30Aaron Nkrumah	28	2-10	2-5	0-0	2	6	4	1	3	4	6
10Dante Harris	32	7-12	0-0	0-0	7	9	3	0	2	2	14
23Kavien Jones	17	3-6	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6
4JC Brooks	17	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
31Alex Garcia	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Damon Howard Jr.	15	2-5	1-2	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	0	5
3Khalil London	14	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0


TOTAL	-	34-7048.6%	14-2653.8%	6-785.7%	34	24	13	3	11	15	88

TENNESSEE TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Dani Pounds	17	3-7	0-0	2-2	4	3	1	0	3	3	8
8Ty Owens	23	3-7	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	1	7
0Malik Ferguson	27	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	10
6Brandon Muntu	19	2-3	1-2	1-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	6
1Mekhi Cameron	26	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	1	8
7JaJuan Nicholls	21	9-9	0-0	1-3	5	2	0	1	0	2	19
4Mekhi Turner	8	3-3	0-0	1-2	3	1	2	0	0	1	7
13C.J. McPherson	11	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
3Jah'Kim Payne	17	2-4	1-3	1-1	2	3	2	0	6	1	6
2Jacobe Whitted	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
5Ja'Quavian Florence	18	0-7	0-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
10Grant Slatten	11	1-1	0-0	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	0	4
TOTAL	-	30-5752.6%	7-2133.3%	9-1369.2%	30	20	7	1	15	12	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTNSTTNTC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Tennessee Tech.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Tennessee State.
(19:40) Dani Pounds misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(19:37) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(19:25) Aaron Nkrumah misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:21) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Foul on Antoine Lorick III.
+1 (19:15) Dani Pounds makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:15) Dani Pounds makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(18:53) Antoine Lorick III misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:48) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Mekhi Cameron bad pass turnover.
(18:47) Dante Harris Steal.
+3 (18:41) Travis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists).
32
(18:13) Dani Pounds misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(18:07) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
(18:06) Brandon Muntu misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:02) Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:51) Jalen Pitre makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists).
62
(17:33) Ty Owens misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(17:26) Dani Pounds Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Dani Pounds makes 15-foot jumper.
64
(17:09) Antoine Lorick III misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:06) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
(16:54) Dani Pounds misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:50) Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Foul on Brandon Muntu.
(16:41) Travis Harper II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:37) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Foul on Travis Harper II.
+1 (16:31) JaJuan Nicholls makes free throw 1 of 2.
65
(16:31) JaJuan Nicholls misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:29) Aaron Nkrumah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:15) Kavien Jones makes layup (Dante Harris assists).
85
(15:44) Malik Ferguson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) JaJuan Nicholls Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup.
87
(15:09) Aaron Nkrumah misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(15:06) Malik Ferguson Defensive Rebound.
(15:03) Foul on Aaron Nkrumah.
+3 (14:56) Malik Ferguson makes 23-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Nicholls assists).
810
(14:29) Kavien Jones misses layup.
(14:26) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:12) Malik Ferguson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Mekhi Cameron assists).
813
(13:51) Dante Harris misses driving layup.
(13:48) Ty Owens Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Ty Owens misses driving layup.
(13:18) Damon Howard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:15) Dante Harris makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1013
+2 (12:42) JaJuan Nicholls makes 3-foot dunk (Ty Owens assists).
1015
+2 (12:21) Dante Harris makes 23-foot jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists).
1215
+2 (11:53) JaJuan Nicholls makes layup.
1217
(11:30) Damon Howard Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(11:26) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:21) Mekhi Cameron makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1219
(11:04) Dante Harris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:59) Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.
(10:56) Mekhi Cameron misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:51) Khalil London Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:42) Kavien Jones makes 6-foot hook shot.
1419
(10:30) Ty Owens misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Damon Howard Jr. misses driving layup.
(10:07) Antoine Lorick III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:07) Antoine Lorick III makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1619
(9:41) Jah'Kim Payne bad pass turnover.
(9:41) Jalen Pitre Steal.
+3 (9:32) Travis Harper II makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Nkrumah assists).
1919
(9:25) Jah'Kim Payne bad pass turnover.
(9:25) Damon Howard Jr. Steal.
(9:20) Foul on Jah'Kim Payne.
(9:20) Antoine Lorick III misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:20) Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:20) Antoine Lorick III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2019
(9:07) Ja'Quavian Florence misses driving layup.
(9:03) Jalen Pitre Defensive Rebound.
(9:01) Aaron Nkrumah misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:59) Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:57) Travis Harper II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists).
2319
(8:57) Foul on Dani Pounds.
+1 (8:57) Travis Harper II makes free throw 1 of 1.
2419
(8:50) Mekhi Cameron bad pass turnover.
(8:50) Aaron Nkrumah Steal.
(8:40) Aaron Nkrumah misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(8:35) Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
(8:35) Jalen Pitre misses tip in layup.
(8:35) Dani Pounds Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Foul on Aaron Nkrumah.
(8:29) C.J. McPherson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:25) Antoine Lorick III Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Aaron Nkrumah misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:05) Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
(8:05) Jalen Pitre misses tip in layup.
(8:03) Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:01) Jalen Pitre makes 6-foot hook shot.
2619
+2 (7:36) Brandon Muntu makes layup (Dani Pounds assists).
2621
(7:07) Damon Howard Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:07) Brandon Muntu Steal.
+2 (7:01) Ty Owens makes driving layup.
2623
(6:32) Antoine Lorick III misses driving layup.
(6:32) JaJuan Nicholls Block.
(6:28) Jalen Pitre Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:25) Damon Howard Jr. makes 23-foot turnaround jump shot (Antoine Lorick III assists).
2923
(6:13) Dani Pounds bad pass turnover.
(6:13) Dante Harris Steal.
(6:01) Dante Harris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:56) Dante Harris Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:53) Travis Harper II makes 24-foot three pointer (Dante Harris assists).
3223
+3 (5:34) Brandon Muntu makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dani Pounds assists).
3226
(5:17) Foul on Dani Pounds.
(5:12) Foul on Brandon Muntu.
(5:10) Khalil London misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:07) Khalil London Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Travis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Khalil London assists).
3526
+2 (4:49) JaJuan Nicholls makes 4-foot dunk (Malik Ferguson assists).
3528
+2 (4:38) Antoine Lorick III makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
3728
+2 (4:09) JaJuan Nicholls makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
3730
(3:54) Foul on Ty Owens.
+3 (3:39) Travis Harper II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dante Harris assists).
4030
(3:18) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:14) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) Travis Harper II misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:04) Mekhi Cameron Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Foul on JC Brooks.
+3 (2:44) Jah'Kim Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaJuan Nicholls assists).
4033
+2 (2:19) Dante Harris makes 16-foot step back jumpshot.
4233
(1:57) Mekhi Cameron misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:54) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Khalil London misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:43) JaJuan Nicholls Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Ja'Quavian Florence misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:22) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) Foul on Mekhi Cameron.
(1:08) Travis Harper II lane violation turnover.
(0:56) Jah'Kim Payne misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:52) Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.
(0:33) Khalil London misses 20-foot step back jumpshot.
(0:29) Kavien Jones Offensive Rebound.
(0:29) Kavien Jones misses tip in layup.
(0:28) Ja'Quavian Florence Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) C.J. McPherson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:13) JC Brooks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Dante Harris makes driving layup.
4433

2nd half

Team Stats

TNST

TNTC

88Points76

34-70(48.6%)Field Goal(%)30-57(52.6%)

14-26(53.8%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

6-7(85.7%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

35(14)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

24Assists20

13Steals7

3Blocks1

11Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

21Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · 8:55 PM

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

attendance: 1,273 (17.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: TNST -1.5

over/under: 155.5