CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — The Eastern Illinois Panthers used a dominant second quarter to cruise past the Tennessee State Tigers 71-45 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Lantz Arena.

Eastern Illinois outscored Tennessee State 29-16 in the second period to build a commanding 42-22 halftime lead and never looked back. The Panthers improved to 3-14 overall, while the Tigers fell to 2-13.

Tiny Lewis led Eastern Illinois with 20 points. Ava Stoller added 11 points and six assists. Aaniya Webb scored 11 points for Tennessee State.

Eastern Illinois forced 24 turnovers and held Tennessee State to 30.4% shooting from the field. The Panthers shot 15 for 19 from the free-throw line. Attendance was 361.