Who’s Playing
Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Tennessee State Tigers
Current Records: Eastern Illinois 5-12, Tennessee State 6-12
How To Watch
What to Know
Tennessee State is 8-2 against Eastern Illinois since February of 2019, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at Gentry Center. The Tigers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 78.8 points per game this season.
Tennessee State fought the good fight in their overtime match against SIUE on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 87-80 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Eastern Illinois’ recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight defeat. They took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of UT Martin. That’s two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly five points.
Tennessee State has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Eastern Illinois, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Tennessee State was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastern Illinois in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 78-73. Does Tennessee State have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern Illinois turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Series History
Tennessee State has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Eastern Illinois.
- Feb 22, 2024 – Tennessee State 78 vs. Eastern Illinois 73
- Jan 27, 2024 – Tennessee State 64 vs. Eastern Illinois 60
- Feb 04, 2023 – Tennessee State 65 vs. Eastern Illinois 61
- Jan 19, 2023 – Tennessee State 78 vs. Eastern Illinois 74
- Feb 19, 2022 – Tennessee State 63 vs. Eastern Illinois 49
- Jan 29, 2022 – Eastern Illinois 62 vs. Tennessee State 57
- Feb 06, 2021 – Eastern Illinois 86 vs. Tennessee State 72
- Jan 23, 2021 – Tennessee State 65 vs. Eastern Illinois 54
- Jan 02, 2020 – Tennessee State 84 vs. Eastern Illinois 79
- Feb 23, 2019 – Tennessee State 75 vs. Eastern Illinois 60
