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Tennessee State ousts Southern Indiana 78-64 in 1st round of OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) EJ Bellinger had 17 points, Christian Brown scored 16 and Tennessee State eliminated Southern Indiana with a 78-64 victory in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
Tennessee State (18-14), the fifth seed, advances to play No. 4 seed Western Illinois on Thursday.
Bellinger added six rebounds and Brown grabbed seven for the Tigers. Michael Shanks had 13 points.
Ryan Hall led the way for the eighth-seeded Screaming Eagles (8-24) with 14 points. Jack Campion added 13 points and three steals, while Javius Moore scored 10.
Bellinger had 11 points in the second half to help Tennessee State overcome a 33-30 deficit at halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Nolan Causwell vs. Jason Jitoboh (Screaming Eagles gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | +2 | Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:23 |  | Â | Nolan Causwell turnover (EJ Bellinger steals) | Â |
| 19:12 | | Â | EJ Bellinger turnover (Jack Mielke steals) | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | EJ Bellinger shooting foul (Nolan Causwell draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:06 | | +1 | Nolan Causwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 19:06 | | Â | Nolan Causwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 19:06 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:49 | | Â | Christian Brown turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Nolan Causwell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Christian Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:26 | | Â | Ryan Hall blocks Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.'s two point layup | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Nolan Causwell defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:08 | | Â | Jack Campion misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | +2 | EJ Bellinger makes two point layup | 1-4 |
| 17:49 | | Â | Ryan Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | EJ Bellinger defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:40 | | Â | Christian Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:38 | | Â | Javius Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | Jack Campion misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:15 | | Â | Nolan Causwell offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:11 | | +2 | Nolan Causwell makes two point dunk | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | | Â | Jason Jitoboh misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | Kiyron Powell defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:07 | | Â | EJ Bellinger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Jack Campion defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:52 | | +2 | Jack Mielke makes two point layup (Kiyron Powell assists) | 5-4 |
| 15:35 | | +3 | EJ Bellinger makes three point jump shot (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 5-7 |
| 15:17 | | Â | Jason Jitoboh personal foul | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:10 | | Â | Jack Campion turnover (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. steals) | Â |
| 15:05 | | +2 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point layup | 5-9 |
| 14:49 | | Â | Javius Moore turnover (Jaylen Jones steals) | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Kiyron Powell blocks Emmanuel Dowuona's two point layup | Â |
| 14:41 | | Â | Screaming Eagles defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | Jack Mielke turnover (Kinyon Hodges steals) | Â |
| 14:16 | | +2 | Kinyon Hodges makes two point dunk | 5-11 |
| 14:16 | | Â | Screaming Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 13:54 | | +2 | Kiyron Powell makes two point layup (Ryan Hall assists) | 7-11 |
| 13:40 | | +2 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point layup | 7-13 |
| 13:27 | | +2 | Kiyron Powell makes two point dunk (Sam Mervis assists) | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | | +2 | Michael Shanks makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists) | 9-15 |
| 12:47 | | +3 | Ryan Hall makes three point jump shot (Sam Mervis assists) | 12-15 |
| 12:25 | | Â | Michael Shanks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | Emmanuel Dowuona offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | +2 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point layup | 12-17 |
| 11:46 | | +2 | Kiyron Powell makes two point dunk (Sam Mervis assists) | 14-17 |
| 11:20 | | Â | Emmanuel Dowuona turnover (Kiyron Powell steals) | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:56 | | Â | Ryan Hall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Justin Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges turnover (Jack Campion steals) | Â |
| 10:28 | | Â | Javius Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:26 | | Â | Jack Campion offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Jack Campion turnover (Jaylen Jones steals) | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Jaylen Jones turnover (Jack Campion steals) | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Jaylen Jones personal foul | Â |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Sam Mervis makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Jack Mielke personal foul | Â |
| 9:07 | | Â | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (Jack Campion steals) | Â |
| 8:46 | | Â | Nolan Causwell turnover (Christian Brown steals) | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Jack Campion personal foul | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Christian Brown misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Christian Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Jack Campion shooting foul (Christian Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:40 | | +1 | Christian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 8:40 | | +1 | Christian Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-19 |
| 8:23 | | +3 | Jack Campion makes three point jump shot (Sam Mervis assists) | 19-19 |
| 7:52 | | Â | Nolan Causwell personal foul | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:44 | | +3 | Christian Brown makes three point jump shot (Kinyon Hodges assists) | 19-22 |
| 7:17 | | Â | Jack Campion turnover (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. steals) | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Jack Mielke shooting foul (Christian Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:58 | | +1 | Christian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 6:58 | | Â | Christian Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Nolan Causwell defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Nolan Causwell offensive foul | Â |
| 6:44 | | Â | Nolan Causwell turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (Ryan Hall steals) | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges personal foul | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Jack Campion misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:16 | | Â | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Jason Jitoboh offensive foul | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Jason Jitoboh turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Kiyron Powell makes two point layup (Sam Mervis assists) | 21-23 |
| 5:31 | | Â | Jaylen Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Sam Mervis defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:02 | | Â | Jack Campion misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:00 | | Â | Javius Moore offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:58 | | Â | Emmanuel Dowuona shooting foul (Javius Moore draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:58 | | +1 | Javius Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 4:58 | | +1 | Javius Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Kiyron Powell blocks EJ Bellinger's two point layup | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Sam Mervis defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Sam Mervis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:28 | | Â | Christian Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Kiyron Powell personal foul (Christian Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:27 | | +1 | Christian Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 4:27 | | Â | Christian Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Jack Campion defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Javius Moore makes three point jump shot (Sam Mervis assists) | 26-24 |
| 3:52 | | +3 | Michael Shanks makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists) | 26-27 |
| 3:36 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Javius Moore makes three point jump shot (Sam Mervis assists) | 29-27 |
| 2:51 | | Â | Jaylen Jones turnover (Sam Mervis steals) | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | Screaming Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Christian Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Ryan Hall defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Michael Shanks personal foul (Ryan Hall draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Ryan Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | EJ Bellinger defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:41 | | Â | Kinyon Hodges misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:39 | | Â | EJ Bellinger offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | EJ Bellinger misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Kiyron Powell defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Kiyron Powell turnover | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Michael Shanks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | EJ Bellinger offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | Ryan Hall shooting foul (EJ Bellinger draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:25 | | Â | EJ Bellinger misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 1:25 | | +1 | EJ Bellinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 0:58 | | Â | Javius Moore misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Ryan Hall offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:51 | | +2 | Ryan Hall makes two point layup | 31-28 |
| 0:36 | | Â | Javius Moore shooting foul (Michael Shanks draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:36 | | +1 | Michael Shanks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-29 |
| 0:36 | | +1 | Michael Shanks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-30 |
| 0:11 | | Â | Jack Mielke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:09 | | Â | Sam Mervis offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Ryan Hall makes two point layup (Sam Mervis assists) | 33-30 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |