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The Tennessee St men are 5-11 overall, 1-4 OVC. Their lone conference win was last Saturday against Little Rock. Their leading scorer is Brandon Weston who avgs 17.3 ppg. Weston is a transfer who previously played at Seton Hall and Rhode Island.

Every time we get into one of these scoring funks, I think back about the Margenthaler teams when I was on campus.  Not every game, but there were several I remember looking up at scoreboard at 15 minute mark, and Lilly, Banks, and the boys already had 25 on the board.  And that was before the 3 point shot came into the game.  Jack made an emphasis to come out with great energy early in the game.  That, and sink your FTs when given the opportunity.
 
 

Wow, such a different game then Thursday night. Only putting 19 points on the board in the 1st half.  

Shocked this Tennessee State team has only won 5 games based on the really aggressive they are defensively. 

I think it is a safe assumption to say we do not match up well with teams having an abundance of length and breadth.
 
 

The simple fact is we’ve taken a step back this year hopefully the staff puts an emphasis on getting a couple bigs who can play next year. Also we should never throw another bounce pass we don’t have anyone who can catch them.

Tennessee State won the game 72-52

Former player Trenton Massner was at the game.  The South Fulton Jr High Boys Basketball team was also at the game.

The Macomb High Pep Band joined with the Western Pep Band to play at today's game.

Attendance at Western Hall = 589

Game Stats:
https://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens- ... core/13920
 

wiu712 wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 6:57 pm Tennessee State won the game 72-52

Former player Trenton Massner was at the game.  The South Fulton Jr High Boys Basketball team was also at the game.

The Macomb High Pep Band joined with the Western Pep Band to play at today's game.

Attendance at Western Hall = 589

Game Stats:
https://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens- ... core/13920
 

 

I believe Trenton is coaching the JH girls team at Wapello, IA where he grew up.

Trenton Massner is the Head Girls Basketball Coach and Jr High Track Coach at Wapello.

Coach said it all in post game. Embarrassing loss for sure.
 

No season ever works out to 100% perfection. However, I do feel the team is getting better with experience. Hot or cold, is a good recipe to make a tourney run. But, consistency and higher percentage shots are likely needed to make a real run.