NASHVILLE ­­– The Tennessee State men's basketball team secured their second victory at home, following Friday night's contest against IUPUI, 70-44.
 
FIRST HALF: Kassim Nicholson kickstarted the offense for TSU with a driving layup. The Tigers secured the initial lead and extended their advantage to 13-4, as Christian Brown generated six of the opening 13 points. Tennessee State held an 18-point lead, 33-15, towards the end of the stanza. Dedric Boyd led all scorers with 12 points, on 5-of-6 from the field, while three separate players registered six points for TSU. Six different Tigers secured multiple rebounds in the first half. IUPUI was held to 23% shooting from the field, 6-for-26, while they out-rebounded TSU by one board. || TSU, 33-17
 
SECOND HALF: To begin the half, the Tigers went on a 21-6 scoring stretch as five separate players contributed to the run. After TSU enlarged the lead to 58-30, the Jaguars went on a 10-point unanswered streak to trim the deficit. IUPUI's Dimitar Pandev tallied eight of the 10 points. Tennessee State led by a wide margin throughout the half and dominated the Jaguars throughout the game. || TSU, 70-44

INSIDE THE STATS:

• Dedric Boyd led the team in points (20) for the third time this season, as he shot 8-of-10 from the field.
• Six players totaled at least seven points for Tennessee State, while three Tigers logged double-digit scoring.
• TSU dominated the game the long-range jumpers as the Tigers shot 42% from deep compared to IUPUI's 18% from three-point range. 

BEYOND THE BOX:

• TSU's scored the initial basket in six of eight games.
• Kenny Cooper entered the 1,000-point club during tonight's contest.
• Tennessee State swiped double-digit steals for the second time this year.

UP NEXT: TSU will travel to Lipscomb for a local Sunday matinee, as tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on December 12.