HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - D.D. Scarver (18 points) posted his ninth straight game in double figures and Marshall used a big second-half run to pull away and beat Savannah State 64-48 Wednesday night.
Dennis Tinnon made 6 of 7 shots en route to 14 points and Elijah Pittman scored 10 for Marshall, which won despite committing 19 turnovers - one less than their season high.
Marshall (7-5) took its first lead, 18-16, behind a Tinnon layup and held a slim 27-25 advantage at halftime. Savannah State (5-7) rallied to knot the game at 31-all, the sixth tie of the night, but Pittman scored back-to-back buckets in the paint and Marshall outscored the Tigers 33-17 over the final 15 minutes.
Marshall held Savannah State to 33.3 percent (21 of 63) from the field, including 0 for 7 from 3-point range, and scored 15 second-chance points.
Rashad Hassan led Savannah State with 11 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Savannah State (5-7) | 25 | 23 | 48 |
| Marshall (7-5) « | 27 | 37 | 64 |
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| Savannah State Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Hassan, F | 32 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| A. Louis, F | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| C. Smith, G | 30 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| P. Blackman, G | 27 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| S. Wilson, G | 19 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Spears | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| K. White | 17 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| R. Burger | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Williams | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Hendley | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-63 | 6-10 | 38 | 9 | 23 | 48 | |
| 33.3% | 60% | ||||||
| Marshall Thundering Herd | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Pittman, F | 30 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| D. Tinnon, F | 26 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| N. Spikes, C | 27 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Scarver, G | 34 | 5-11 | 5-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| T. Manning, G | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Martin | 25 | 2-7 | 3-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| R. Goff | 17 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Boykins | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Hanner | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 20-48 | 19-31 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 64 | |
| 41.7% | 61.3% | ||||||
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