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Tennessee State University

74
Winner Morehead State MOR-M 5-12, 1-3 OVC
61
Tennessee State TSUMBB 4-12, 1-3 OVC
Winner
Morehead State MOR-M
5-12, 1-3 OVC
74
Final
61
Tennessee State TSUMBB
4-12, 1-3 OVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Morehead State MOR-M 35 39 74
Tennessee State TSUMBB 19 42 61

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Tigers Drop Saturday Evening Contest to Morehead State, 74-61

BOX SCORE 

Final Score: TSU 61, MSU 74
Records: TSU (4-12, 1-3 OVC), MSU (4-13, 1-3 OVC)
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn. 
Attendance: 653

NASHVILLE --- Kamar McKnight led the Tigers for the second time this week, scoring 19 points in the Saturday night 74-61 loss to Morehead State. Tennessee State men's basketball hits the road for the next four Ohio Valley Conference games, with its first stop at Tennessee Tech, Jan. 17.

Big Blue is now 4-12 overall, 1-3 in the league – placing them tenth in the conference through four games.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • TSU Leaders
  • Armani Chaney was the sole Tiger to register an assist, and tied for his season-high six, while leading TSU for the ninth time this season.
  • Kamar McKnight scored in double digits for the ninth time, leading TSU for the fourth time, second in-a-row.
  • Stokley Chaffee, Jr. tied for his season-high four blocks.
  • MSU scored 21 points off of TSU's 20 turnovers.
  • Big Blue had 42 points in the paint, and had 35 points off the bench.
  • TSU scored 42 points in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Armani Chaney put the Tigers on the board for the third game, this time with a layup.
  • Dave Morris layup to regain the lead. Cuts through traffic for another two forcing a MSU timeout.
  • TSU committed 13 turnovers first half.
  • Tripp Davis for three to end scoring drought, 26-17.
  • MSU went 9-0, while TSU struggled to put up a shot for the final 3:36 of the first period.
  • Morehead State led the Tigers, 35-19 at the half.
  • Michael Littlejohn hit a wide open three, with an assist from Chaney to close the Eagle's 16 point lead over TSU.
  • Kamar McKnight scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, hitting 8-of-14 from the field.

GAME NOTES

  • The Tigers are now 35-39 in the all-time series against the Eagles, 23-12 at home.
  • Dave Morris made his first start for TSU.
  • Stokley Chaffee, Jr. fouled out with 6:45 left in the half.

UP NEXT

Tennessee begins a four-game road swing at Tennessee Tech, Jan. 17 with tipoff in the Eblen Center set for 6 p.m.

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