Tennessee State Tigers vs Lindenwood Lions
OVC Championship - Quarterfinal
16-17, 10-10 OVC
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16-17, 10-10 OVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
LIN | 24 | 31 | 55 |
TNST | 31 | 38 | 69 |
17-15, 12-8 OVC
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17-15, 12-8 OVC
Lindenwood Lions
starters |
bench |
Colin RuffinC. Ruffin #1 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 29 | 7 | 3-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | 9 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | 10 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
55 | 22-60 | 5-19 | 6-13 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | |
37% | 26% | 46% |
Tennessee State Tigers
starters |
bench |
Blake FlemingB. Fleming #10 |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 15 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | 9 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
69 | 26-57 | 8-18 | 9-16 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 14 | |
46% | 44% | 56% |
LIN vs TNST Videos
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Game Information
Evansville, IN
Referee:Barry Mathis
Referee:James Hicks
Referee:Bryan Washer
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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