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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Tennessee St. · #204 · OVC · 0–1Howard · #164 · MEAC · 0–0Sat, Feb 20 · 2:00 PM ETPhoenix Convention Center · Phoenix, AZ
Model line
Howard −2.0
Win probability
Howard 58%
Projected tempo
72.6
possessions
Site
Neutral
42%Win probability58%

The model makes Howard a 2.0-point favorite, winning about 58 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Tennessee St. offense vs Howard defense

Tennessee St. OStatHoward D
70.8#62Tempo#12869.3
50.0#236eFG%#5148.7
16.7#180TOV%#1420.7
34.8#53ORB%#21931.4
33.4#227FT rate#27138.4
7.7#43Block%#13610.0
45.5#327Assist%#6447.9
50.0#2552P%#8649.6
33.3#2133P%#4631.4
76.0#52FT%—
30.7#3453PA rate#32834.4

Howard offense vs Tennessee St. defense

Howard OStatTennessee St. D
69.3#128Tempo#6270.8
50.9#198eFG%#19351.6
19.3#332TOV%#2919.8
35.8#31ORB%#18730.6
43.4#17FT rate#31741.4
11.2#314Block%#11710.5
60.3#29Assist%#12150.3
49.4#2732P%#19552.0
35.8#663P%#18534.0
74.0#133FT%—
34.7#2823PA rate#29135.9

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Tennessee St.

Mon, Nov 2NMurray St.97L 64–94
Fri, Mar 20NIowa St.6L 74–108
Sat, Mar 7NMorehead St.329W 93–67
Fri, Mar 6NTennessee Martin312W 68–55
Sat, Feb 28ATennessee Martin312W 67–42

Howard

Thu, Mar 19NMichigan24L 80–101
Tue, Mar 17NUMBC285W 86–83
Sat, Mar 14NNorth Carolina Central357W 70–63
Fri, Mar 13NSouth Carolina St.356W 78–61
Thu, Mar 5ANorfolk St.297W 84–76