Eastern Illinois 68, at Tennessee State 77

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Antoine Lorick scored 24 points and Aaron Nkrumah added 23 as Tennessee State used a dominant second half and capitalized on a slew of Eastern Illinois turnovers to secure a 77-68 victory in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at the Howard Gentry Complex. The Tigers, who avenged a home loss to the Panthers just over three weeks prior, improved to 15-8 overall. Eastern Illinois dropped its third consecutive game, falling to 9-15. The most important part of the game was a decisive stretch early in the second half where Tennessee State transformed… Read more...