NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kerron Johnson had 16 points, leading five double-figure scorers for Belmont in a 75-62 win over Tennessee State on Tuesday night.
Ian Clark added 14 points, Mick Hedgepeth 13, J.J. Mann 11 and Scott Saunders 10 for the Bruins (6-2).
The teams stayed close during the first half, with Belmont claiming a 35-32 advantage going into the locker room. Patrick Miller's 3-pointer put the Tigers ahead 47-46 with 12:57 left in the game, but Belmont was ready to rally.
Saunders and Hedgepeth each sank a pair of foul shots to spark a 12-3 Bruins run, and they held on from there.
Belmont put together a 10-4 run in the game's final minute to seal it, clinching its sixth consecutive win.
The Bruins outscored the Tigers 40-30 in the second half.
Miller's game-high 17 points led Tennessee State (3-6).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee State (3-6) | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| Belmont (6-2) « | 35 | 40 | 75 |
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| Tennessee State Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Rhett, F | 27 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| R. Covington, F | 22 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Thornton, F | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| P. Miller, G | 34 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| W. Peters, G | 32 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Butcher | 31 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Cyphers | 19 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Bawa | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Fredrick | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Green | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-58 | 7-10 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 62 | |
| 41.4% | 70% | ||||||
| Belmont Bruins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hedgepeth, F | 25 | 4-10 | 5-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| S. Saunders, F | 22 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| I. Clark, G | 32 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| K. Johnson, G | 26 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| D. Hanlen, G | 25 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Mann | 29 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| B. Baker | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Barnes | 12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Jenkins | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Turner | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-50 | 21-25 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 75 | |
| 48% | 84% | ||||||
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