JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. – A 15-year-old from Tennesee with family in southern Illinois has reportedly been missing since December. According to Missing People in America, Kayden Westerfield is from East Ridge, Tennessee, near the border of George and was last seen at a foster home in the early hours of December 31.

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: Jaylon Johnson and Tennessee Tech take on Kooper Jacobi and Eastern Illinois in OVC action. The Panthers are 5-2 in home games. Eastern Illinois allows 73.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.2 points per game.

Morehead State Eagles (7-11, 2-6 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (11-6, 8-0 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois hosts Morehead State after Macy

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.

The Tennessee women’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking 71-70 loss to Vanderbilt on Sunday, marking their third one-possession defeat of the season. Vanderbilt freshman Mikayla Blakes tipped in the game-winning shot at the buzzer, snapping a streak of Tennessee victories in the rivalry dating back to 2018-19.

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.

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.