# 1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 1992–93 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-year head coach Frankie Allen, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. After finishing atop the OVC regular season standings, the Tigers backed up that success by winning the OVC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. Playing as No. 15 seed in the Southeast region, Tennessee State was beaten by Seton Hall, 81–59.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | Jackson State | W 70–63 | 1–0 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 4, 1992* | | at Southwest Missouri State | L 66–79 | 1–1 | |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock | W 62–60 | 2–1 | |
| Dec 11, 1992* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Gentry Complex (825) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | at George Washington Red Auerbach Colonial Classic | L 63–83 | 3–2 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | at Saint Louis | L 61–83 | 3–3 | |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | at LSU | L 68–90 | 3–4 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 4, 1993* | | at Alabama | L 80–95 | 3–5 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| Jan 9, 1993 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 95–70 | 4–5 (1–0) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 1993 | | Murray State | W 80–76 | 5–5 (2–0) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 13, 1993 | | at Middle Tennessee State | W 78–70 | 6–5 (3–0) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at Morehead State | W 86–75 | 7–5 (4–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky |
| Jan 18, 1993 | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73–75 | 7–6 (4–1) | McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky |
| Jan 23, 1993* | | Missouri–Kansas City | W 84–71 | 8–6 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 25, 1993 | | Tennessee-Martin | W 85–67 | 9–6 (5–1) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 1993 | | at Tennessee Tech | W 102–79 | 10–6 (6–1) | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | Austin Peay | W 93–68 | 11–6 (7–1) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | Morehead State | W 96–72 | 12–6 (8–1) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 8, 1993 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 93–84 | 13–6 (9–1) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | Middle Tennessee State | W 84–67 | 14–6 (10–1) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 15, 1993 | | at Tennessee-Martin | W 79–70 | 15–6 (11–1) | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 77–94 | 15–7 (11–2) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Feb 22, 1993 | | at Murray State | W 82–75 | 16–7 (12–2) | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky |
| Feb 25, 1993 | | Tennessee Tech | W 82–78 | 17–7 (13–2) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | at Austin Peay | L 77–80 | 17–8 (13–3) | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1993* | | vs. Tennessee Tech Semifinals | W 77–71 | 18–9 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 6, 1993* | | vs. Murray State Championship game | W 82–68 | 19–9 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1993* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Seton Hall First Round | L 59–81 | 19–10 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central. ||||||
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