NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kellen Thornton had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Patrick Miller and Robert Covington scored 17 each to lead Tennessee State to an 84-65 victory over Tennessee Tech in Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday night.
M.J. Rhett added 13 points and Jordan Cyphers 10 for the Tigers (13-10, 7-3), who had lost three in a row on the road but are 9-0 at home.
Jud Dillard had 20 points and eight rebounds, Dennis Ogbe scored 17 with 12 rebounds, and Jeremia Samarrippas added 12 points for the Golden Eagles (8-13, 2-7), who have lost nine of their past 11 games.
Tennessee Tech committed 24 turnovers, which led to 32 points for Tennessee State.
The Tigers led 24-7 midway through the first half and cruised to the victory.
Tennessee State shot 42.6 percent from the field (26 of 61), while Tennessee Tech shot 32.8 percent (19 of 58).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee Tech (8-13) | 23 | 42 | 65 |
| Tennessee State (13-10) « | 41 | 43 | 84 |
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| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ogbe, F | 32 | 5-10 | 6-7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| A. Morse, F | 25 | 1-3 | 7-10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| J. Samarrippas, G | 36 | 5-16 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| J. Dillard, G | 32 | 6-13 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| J. McKay, G | 32 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Barnes | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Diressa | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| L. Johnson | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Hill | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Marseille | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 19-58 | 23-28 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 65 | |
| 32.8% | 82.1% | ||||||
| Tennessee State Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Thornton, F | 26 | 5-8 | 7-9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| M. Rhett, F | 23 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| P. Miller, G | 37 | 5-11 | 7-7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| J. Cyphers, G | 25 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| T. Fredrick, G | 10 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Covington | 23 | 5-11 | 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| J. Harris | 19 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Dockery | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Green | 12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. McClung | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Millsap | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-61 | 29-36 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 84 | |
| 42.6% | 80.6% | ||||||
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