HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - D.D. Scarver scored 20 points and Dennis Tinnon posted a double-double as Marshall took control in the final 3 minutes to defeat Coppin State 69-63 Saturday night in the first meeting between the schools.
The Thundering Herd (6-4), who fell behind by 12 in the first half, took their first lead briefly at 49-48 with 9:51 left.
Coppin State (1-8) regained a six-point lead before Marshall pulled ahead at 58-57 following two 3-pointers by Scarver and a three-point play by Tinnon with 2:45 left.
Tinnon added a layup and DeAndre Kane a free throw, but Collin Johnson's layup with 1:18 left cut it to 61-59. Tinnon made another layup and Marshall sealed it with 6-of-6 free-throw shooting.
Tinnon had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Elijah Pittman 14 points, Kane 11 assists and Nigel Spikes 11 rebounds.
Michael Murray's 18 points led the Eagles, who made 2 of 10 free throws.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Coppin State (1-8) | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| Marshall (6-4) « | 26 | 43 | 69 |
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| Coppin State Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Murray, F | 40 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| C. Ieans, F | 39 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| P. Cole, G | 32 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| T. Cephas, G | 27 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| S. Smith, G | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Johnson | 25 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| A. Armstrong | 11 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-58 | 2-10 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 63 | |
| 46.6% | 20% | ||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Pittman, F | 34 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| D. Tinnon, F | 32 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| N. Spikes, C | 32 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| D. Scarver, G | 26 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| C. Martin, G | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Kane | 37 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| T. Manning | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Boykins | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Hanner | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 26-62 | 10-19 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 69 | |
| 41.9% | 52.6% | ||||||
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