SIU Edwardsville 53, at Tennessee State 80

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Aaron Nkrumah scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a dominant 80-53 victory over SIU Edwardsville in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Howard Gentry Complex. The Tigers, improving to 19-9 overall, avenged a 74-66 loss to the Cougars just a month prior with a wire-to-wire performance fueled by stifling defense and efficient offense. Tennessee State never trailed, opening the game on a 7-0 run and holding SIU Edwardsville to a season-low in points. The most important part of the game was Tennessee State’s immediate and… Read more...