NASHVILLE - The Tennessee State men's basketball team shot 57.1 percent from deep on the way to an 85-53 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at home Thursday.

The Tigers (10-9, 3-3) had six players score in double figures, led by Christian Brown, who had 14 points. Jaylen Jones tacked on 14 points off of the bench and Ej Bellinger chipped in as well with 13 points from the bench.

Tennessee State utilized fantastic ball movement in Thursday's game, piling up 17 assists on 31 made field goals. Kinyon Hodges' six assists paced the Tigers.

Tennessee State's defense held Tennessee Tech to only 5.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 36.8 percent from the field.

How It Happened

Tennessee State started out the scoring by going on a 10-0 run, culminating in a three from Jones, to take an early lead with 15:25 left in the first half. The Tigers then lost some of that lead, but still entered halftime with a 36-30 advantage. Tennessee State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 36 points.

Tennessee State started tacking on points in the second half almost immediately, going on a 16-0 run, finished off by Justin Williams' jumper, to grow the lead to 52-30 with 15:27 to go in the contest. The Tigers kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 85-53 win. Tennessee State capitalized on seven Tennessee Tech turnovers in the period, collecting 15 points off those turnovers.

Game Notes

» The Tigers made over half of their attempts from three point range, knocking down 12 of 21 shots.
» The Tigers held the Golden Eagles to only 36.8 percent shooting from the field.
» Tennessee State never trailed on the way to an 85-53 victory.
» Tennessee State recorded 17 total assists in the game.
» Tennessee State had a stellar day defensively, holding Tennessee Tech to 6 percent from three point land on 17 attempts.
» The Tennessee State bench made an impact by adding 32 points to its scoring output.
» Six Tennessee State players scored 10 or more points.
» Jaylen Jones and Ej Bellinger came off the bench to score 14 and 13 points, respectively.
» Tennessee St. shot 63 percent from the field to economically reach their 85 point total.
» Tennessee State had a 30-28 edge on the boards in the win.
» Christian Brown and Jaylen Jones led the Tigers with 14 points each.
» Tennessee State got a game-high nine rebounds from Kinyon Hodges.

Next Up

TSU will be back in action on Saturday afternoon as they are slated to head to Macomb, Ill., to take on Western Illinois.