NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Isaiah Canaan scored 15 points and Murray State outscored Tennessee Tech by 14 points in the second half en route to a 47-39 victory in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Thursday.
Ed Daniel contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds for Murray State (15-4, 6-1), which has won four games in a row.
Jud Dillard had 12 points and five rebounds, and Dennis Ogbe contributed 10 points and six rebounds for Tennessee Tech (7-12, 1-6). The Golden Eagles have lost three in a row and eight of nine.
The Racers shot 34 percent from the field (16 of 47) to 25.5 percent for the Golden Eagles (13 of 51).
Trailing 26-20 at halftime, Murray State tied it at 32-all on Daniel's two free throws with 10:01 left.
Brandon Garrett's three-point play gave Murray State a 41-34 lead with 5:50 remaining, enough of a cushion to claim the victory.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Murray State (15-4) « | 20 | 27 | 47 |
| Tennessee Tech (7-12) | 26 | 13 | 39 |
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| Murray State Racers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Garrett, F | 28 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| E. Daniel, F | 24 | 4-6 | 2-6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| I. Canaan, G | 38 | 5-15 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| S. Wilson, G | 34 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| D. Fields, G | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Moss | 23 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Mushatt | 18 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| E. McCree | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Rambo | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ford | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Burge | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16-47 | 14-25 | 42 | 5 | 16 | 47 | |
| 34% | 56% | ||||||
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ogbe, F | 24 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| A. Morse, F | 6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Dillard, G | 38 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| J. Samarrippas, G | 36 | 0-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. McKay, G | 16 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Barnes | 20 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| A. Diressa | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| M. Marseille | 16 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| R. Riggins | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| L. Johnson | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hill | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13-51 | 10-14 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 39 | |
| 25.5% | 71.4% | ||||||
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