NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kellen Thornton scored 20 points and Tennessee State used a 7-0 run late in the second half to take a 76-66 victory from Drexel on Tuesday night in a nonconference contest.
The teams were tied 57-all with 4:03 left when the Tigers (4-5) went on the 7-0 run. Jordan Cyphers scored and was fouled on a fast break, and when he missed the layup, Michael Green grabbed the rebound and put it back up for two points. Cyphers then hit a 3 to set a seven-point advantage with just under 3 minutes left, and Drexel (2-6) never got closer than five again.
Robert Covington hit 7 of 11 shots en route to 17 points for the Tigers.
Damion Lee led Drexel with 18 points, while Daryl McCoy recorded his first double-double of the year with 10 points and 13 boards. Frantz Massenat added 15 points and seven assists.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Drexel (2-6) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| Tennessee State (4-5) « | 36 | 40 | 76 |
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| Drexel Dragons | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. McCoy, F | 35 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Ruffin, F | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| F. Massenat, G | 37 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| D. Lee, G | 36 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| D. Thomas, G | 34 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Abif | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Allen | 9 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| A. Younger | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-67 | 8-11 | 40 | 14 | 21 | 66 | |
| 38.8% | 72.7% | ||||||
| Tennessee State Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Thornton, F | 34 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| R. Covington, F | 29 | 7-11 | 1-1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| M. Rhett, F | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| P. Miller, G | 36 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| D. Dockery, G | 19 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Green | 28 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| J. Cyphers | 27 | 3-6 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| D. McClung | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Harris | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-52 | 20-24 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 76 | |
| 50% | 83.3% | ||||||
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