HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Dennis Tinnon scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Marshall pulled away in the second half to beat District of Columbia 80-58 Friday in the 2K Sports Classic.
Trailing 50-48 with 13:27 remaining in the second half, two Chris Martin jump shots and dunks by Elijah Pittman and Tinnon helped spark Marshall (2-1) on a 32-8 run to close out the game.
After bettering Marshall in the first half to shoot 46.7 percent (14 of 30), District of Columbia (1-2) shot just 25 percent (7 of 28) in the second half to blow a 37-36 halftime lead.
DeAndre Kane added 16 points, nine assists and five rebounds for the Thundering Herd.
Elijah Pittman recorded 14 points while not missing a single shot, hitting 5 for 5 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and 3 for 3 from the line.
Quasim Jones led the Firebirds with 12 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Marshall (2-1) « | 36 | 44 | 80 |
| District of Columbia (0-1) | 37 | 21 | 58 |
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| Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Goff, F | 25 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| E. Pittman, F | 22 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| N. Spikes, C | 24 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| D. Kane, G | 34 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| D. Scarver, G | 22 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Martin | 28 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Tinnon | 27 | 7-14 | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Y. Mbao | 8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Hanner | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Manning | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Kambola | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32-66 | 13-17 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 80 | |
| 48.5% | 76.5% | ||||||
| District of Columbia | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| Z. Ashmawy, F | 30 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Jones, F | 26 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Q. Jones, G | 35 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| R. Watts, G | 29 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| M. Terry Jr., G | 28 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Johnson | 24 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Brooks | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| A. Cooley | 11 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 21-58 | 11-20 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 58 | |
| 36.2% | 55% | ||||||
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