Tennessee basketball can make a No. 1 seed case with a win against Mississippi State on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi.

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Jacobi 6-12 0-0 14, Kalle 1-3 2-2 4, Fruster 8-15 0-0 18, Shelton 1-6 0-1 2, Stapleton 4-9 6-10 14, Sawyer 1-5 4-4 6, Curtis 3-8 0-1 6, Connor 0-2 0-0 0, Bolis 0-1 0-0 0, Prost 0-0 1-2 1, McMorris 0-0 0-0 0, O'Connor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 13-20 65.

Steals: 10 (Nkrumah 3, Jessamy 2, Harper, Jackson, Weston, Williams, Wood). Technical Fouls: None. A_1 (10,500).

BOTTOM LINE: Kooper Jacobi and Eastern Illinois visit Brandon Weston and Tennessee State in OVC play Saturday. The Tigers are 5-3 in home games. Tennessee State is fourth in college basketball with 39.8 rebounds led by Weston averaging 5.3.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (10-6, 7-0 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (4-13, 0-7 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State hosts Eastern Illinois after Aaniya Webb scored 20 points in Tennessee State's 76-70 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

Tennessee State hosts the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Aaniya Webb scored 20 points in Tennessee State's 76-70 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Eastern Illinois Panthers takes on Tennessee State Tigers. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on CBSSports.

Tennessee State Tigers (4-11, 0-5 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (7-7, 1-4 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois plays Tennessee State after Raegan McCowan scored 21 points in Western Illinois' 73-60 loss to the UT Martin Skyhawks.

Jessamy 7-11 2-3 16, Ogundele 5-7 2-2 12, Harper 3-4 0-0 9, Nkrumah 1-5 0-0 2, Weston 3-6 2-2 9, Jackson 3-8 2-2 9, Williams 1-5 2-2 5, Wood 1-5 0-0 3, Lorick 2-3 1-2 5, Bodenhamer 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Daoust 0-0 0-0 0, Fleming 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-56 11-13 72.

After last year's changes to the original Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, and numerous issues and glitches in the updated form's rollout, the 2025-2026 FAFSA is up and