SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Tennessee State Tigers

College Basketball

SIUE

17-12

53-80

Final

Tennessee St

19-9

Gentry Center

Lead tracker

SIUE leadsBiggest lead SIUE 2, TNST 32

TNST leads

Team	1H	2H	T
SIUE	26	27	53
TNST	40	40	80

Who won: Tennessee St 80-53

The Tennessee State Tigers beat the SIU Edwardsville Cougars 80-53 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Gentry Center. The Tennessee St outscored the SIUE 40-26 in the 1st half. Aaron Nkrumah led the Tennessee St in points (26). Darrion Baker led the SIUE in points (17).

Player of the game

Aaron Nkrumah

TNST · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL

9.3

Win probability

100%TNST final

SIUETNST

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:18
Defensive rebound
Damon Howard Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:21
Misses 17-foot jumper
CJ Hall misses 17-foot jumper
C. Hall · 9 PTS
THREEH2 0:31
Three! Jumper, 26 ft
D. Howard Jr. · 3 PTS
Damon Howard Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
SIUE 53 - 80 TNST
H2 0:49
+2
Tip in layup, 0 ft
Corentin Efono makes 0-foot tip in layup
C. Efono · 4 PTS
SIUE 53 - 77 TNST
H2 0:49
Offensive Rebound
Corentin Efono Offensive Rebound.
C. Efono · 4 PTS
H2 0:52
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darius Robinson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
D. Robinson Jr. · 2 PTS
THREEH2 1:12
Three! Jumper, 23 ft
A. Garcia · 3 PTS · ast D. Howard Jr.
Alex Garcia makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Howard Jr. assists)
SIUE 51 - 77 TNST
THREEH2 1:44
Three! Jumper, 24 ft
H. Alexander · 5 PTS · ast C. Hall
Harrison Alexander makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ Hall assists)
SIUE 51 - 74 TNST
H2 1:51
Defensive rebound
Corentin Efono Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:55
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Antoine Lorick III misses 24-foot three point jumper
A. Lorick III · 15 PTS
H2 1:57
Offensive Rebound
Kavien Jones Offensive Rebound.
K. Jones
H2 2:00
Misses layup
Kavien Jones misses layup
K. Jones
H2 2:25
+2
Layup
Harrison Alexander makes layup
H. Alexander · 5 PTS
SIUE 48 - 74 TNST
H2 2:36
Offensive Rebound
Harrison Alexander Offensive Rebound.
H. Alexander · 5 PTS
H2 2:38
Misses free throw 2 of 2
CJ Hall misses free throw 2 of 2
C. Hall · 9 PTS
H2 2:39
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
CJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Hall · 9 PTS
SIUE 46 - 74 TNST
H2 2:39
Foul on Dante Harris
Foul on Dante Harris.
D. Harris · 6 PTS
H2 2:57
+2
Layup
Jabrion Spikes makes layup (Dante Harris assists)
J. Spikes · 8 PTS · ast D. Harris
SIUE 45 - 74 TNST
H2 3:21TNS
Regulartimeout
Tennessee State Timeout
H2 3:31
+2
Layup
Tyler King makes layup
T. King · 7 PTS
SIUE 45 - 72 TNST
H2 3:38
Defensive rebound
Arnas Sakenis Defensive Rebound.
H2 3:40
Misses layup
Travis Harper II misses layup
T. Harper II · 12 PTS
H2 3:55
Defensive rebound
Dante Harris Defensive Rebound.