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Tennessee State defeats UT Martin 68-55 to advance to OVC Championship title game

By The Associated Press

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Aaron Nkrumah had 19 points to lead Tennessee State to a 68-55 victory over UT Martin on Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference Championship semifinal.

No. 1 seed Tennessee State will play the winner of Saturday’s other semifinal matchup between No. 2 seed Morehead State and No. 3 seed Southeast Missouri State on Sunday in the championship game.

Nkrumah added five rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (22-9). Travis Harper II hit four 3-pointers scored 14, while Antoine Lorick III made 7 of 8 free throws and scored 13.

Andrija Bukumirovic led the fourth-seeded Skyhawks (22-11) with 17 points and two blocks. Filip Petkovski added 11 points and Pedro Santos pitched in with nine points, six rebounds and five steals.

Tennessee State took the lead for good with 11:03 remaining in the first half. The score was 36-28 at halftime, with Harper racking up 11 points. Tennessee State extended its lead to 55-39 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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