Tennessee State Tigers vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers: How to watch online, live stream info, start time, TV channel

How to watch Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 18, 2025 at 9:00 am ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Tennessee State Tigers

Current Records: Eastern Illinois 5-12, Tennessee State 6-12

How To Watch

When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Gentry Center -- Nashville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $35.00

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.

Looking forward, Tennessee State is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points.

Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 78-73 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Tennessee State repeat their success, or does Eastern Illinois have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.