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MBB Men’s Basketball vs Tennessee Tech 01-11-25: SIUE Cougars Men’s Basketball host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles for a basketball game at the First Community Arena in the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saturday, January 11, 2025. (Photo: Scott Kane / SIUE Athletics)
Scott Kane
Brian Taylor II
87
Winner SIUE SIUE 12-6,5-2 OVC
80
Tennessee St. TSU 6-12,2-5 OVC
Winner
SIUE SIUE
12-6,5-2 OVC
87
Final
80
Tennessee St. TSU
6-12,2-5 OVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
SIUE SIUE 31 40 4 12 87
Tennessee St. TSU 35 36 4 5 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Joe Pott, SIUE Athletic Communications

Cougars Use Double Overtime for Fifth Consecutive Win

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – SIUE outscored Tennessee State 12-5 in the second overtime period as the Cougars outlasted the Tigers 87-80 in double overtime to win their fifth straight game.

The win is the first overtime win since 2019 when the Cougars won a pair of overtime contests.

SIUE improved to 5-2 in OVC play and 12-6 overall with the win. Tennessee State slipped to 2-5 in the league and 6-12 overall.

Brian Taylor II scored seven points and Ray'Sean Taylor scored the other five points in the second overtime period as the Cougars won at Tennessee State for the first time since 2021.

The Tigers led by as many as 11 in the first half and held a 35-31 advantage at halftime.

SIUE built its lead to as many as nine in the second half. The Cougars led 71-67 late in regulation before the Tigers fought back to tie the score at 71 with a free throw to take the lead with just 3.5 seconds left. The free throw missed and SIUE had the ball with 1.5 seconds to play. A half-court heave missed to send the game into overtime.

SIUE trailed 75-73 with under 10 seconds to play in the first overtime period. Ray'Sean Taylor drove to the basket and was fouled. He sank both free throws to tie the game at 75 and force the second overtime.

Brian Taylor II tied his career high with 23 points to lead four Cougars in double figures. He was 7-14 shooting and 3-4 from three-point range. Ray'Sean Taylor scored 21 points and was 10-11 at the free throw line. Ring Malith scored 16 points and Kyle Thomas scored 10 after making his first start for the Cougars. Declan Dillon scored a season-high eight points and added a team-high eight rebounds.

After shooting 37 percent in the first half, SIUE was 14-25 (56 percent) from the field in the second half of regulation. The Cougars were 10-20 from three-point range, including going 7-13 in the second half and overtime.

Tennessee State was led by Aaron Nkrumah, who scored 16 points. Carlous Williams scored 13 points and Travis Harper and Ronald Jessamy each scored 11.

The Tigers were 27-60 (45 percent) overall and 6-19 (32 percent) from three-point range. TSU was 6-12 from three-point line in the first half and then 0-7 after halftime.

Both teams finished with 40 rebounds. The Cougars forced Tennessee State into 19 turnovers and finished with 10 steals.

SIUE continues the road trip with a Saturday afternoon game at UT Martin.

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