Tennessee remains No. 1 after a quiet holiday week in the AP Top 25. The Volunteers received 41 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel in The Associated Press men’s college basketball ...

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MACOMB, Ill. -- — Ron Jessamy scored 16 points as Tennessee State beat Western Illinois 72-52 on Saturday night. Jessamy added eight rebounds and five blocks for the Tigers (6-11, 2-4 Ohio ...

Eastern Illinois averages 69.5 points per game, 5.9 fewer points than the 75.4 Tennessee State gives up to opponents. The Tigers and Panthers face off Saturday for the first time in conference ...

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The Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-12, 1-5 OVC) will attempt to break a nine-game road slide when they square off against the Tennessee State Tigers (6-12, 2-5 OVC) on Saturday, January 18 ...

Saturday's OVC schedule includes the Tennessee State Tigers (6-12, 2-5 OVC) against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-12, 1-5 OVC), at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN+. Advertisement Article continues below ...

Totals 20-54 19-24 64. Halftime_E. Illinois 37-28. 3-Point Goals_Tennessee Tech 10-28 (Egbuniwe 3-5, J.Johnson 3-6, Slatten 2-4, R.Johnson 1-1, Layton 1-7, Strong 0-1, Glasgow 0-4), E. Illinois 5 ...

3-Point Goals_Tennessee St. 7-16 (Harper 3-4, Weston 1-1, Williams 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Wood 1-5, Nkrumah 0-1), W. Illinois 6-18 (Rollins 4-5, Myers 1-3, Maletic 1-7, Thompson 0-1, Smith 0-2).

Cam Carr elected to leave the Tennessee basketball program on Dec. 23. He announced Thursday he is transferring to Baylor.

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois aims to end its four-game losing streak with a victory against Tennessee State. The Tigers have gone 5-3 in home games. Tennessee State is 3-2 when it turns the ball ...