National Basketball Association
Murray St. 80, Tennessee St. 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 23, 2012
Where: Gentry Complex, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Alfred Smith, # Jon Campbell
Attendance:
10125
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MURRAY STATE 80, TENNESSEE STATE 62: Isaiah
Canaan scored 24 points and No. 12 Murray State used a 14-0 run to end the
first half as the Racers avenged their only loss of the season in convincing
fashion in Nashville.
Murray State (27-1, 14-1 Ohio Valley) got some revenge after
Tennessee State (19-11, 11-5 OVC) stopped the Racers' 23-game winning streak
with a 72-68 win in Murray, Ky., on Feb. 9. Tennessee had its nine-game winning
streak snapped this time.
Leading 31-28 with 2:28 remaining in the opening half, the
Racers hit four 3-pointers to put away the Tigers and take a 45-28 halftime
lead. Canaan had 16 points in the first half while Donte Poole tallied 11 of
his 16 in the opening half. Canaan and Poole combined to go 9 of 15 from 3-point
range with Canaan hitting 5 of 7 and Poole 4-for-8 as the Racers connected on
12 of 22 from long distance for the game.
The Tigers were led by Robert Covington's 24 points and 15
rebounds, and Kellen Thornton came off the bench to post career-bests of 17
points and 10 boards as Tennessee State shot just 40 percent from the field and
made only 2 of 15 shots from 3-point range.
GAME NOTEBOOK:
Murray State, regular season conference champions for the third straight year,
will be the top seed in next week's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in
Nashville, while Tennessee State will be the No. 2 seed. Both teams receive
byes into the semifinal round. Murray State's Canaan now has 14 games of 20 or
more points. Tennessee State's Covington notched his ninth double-double of the
season, second in the OVC.
Top Game Performances
| Murray St. |
|
Tennessee St. |
|
Isaiah Canaan 24 |
Scoring |
Robert Covington 24 |
|
Zay Jackson 5 |
Assists |
Robert Covington 2 |
|
Ivan Aska 4 |
Rebounds |
Robert Covington 15 |
|
Ivan Aska 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kellen Thornton 5 |
|
Jewuan Long 4 |
Steals |
Robert Covington 2 |
|
Edward Daniel 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Murray St.
|
80 |
56.5 |
12-22 |
16-19 |
12 |
22 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
| Tennessee St.
|
62 |
40.4 |
2-15 |
14-23 |
6 |
33 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
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