Scores

Final

Tennessee St 75

(15-10, 8-4 OVC)

SE Missouri St 72

(12-11, 7-4 OVC)

8:30 PM ET, February 4, 2012

Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, MO

1 2 T
TNST 30 4575
SEMO 35 3772

Top Performers

Tennessee State: R. Covington 23 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Stl

Southeast Missouri State: C. Wilford 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Tennessee St. 75, SE Missouri 72

Associated Press

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Robert Covington had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 75-72 victory over Southeast Missouri on Saturday night.

Kellen Thornton scored 15 points and Kenny Moore 11 for the Tigers (15-10, 8-4 Ohio Valley), who won their fifth consecutive game and moved into a second-place tie with Tennessee Tech behind 10th-ranked Murray State.

Covington also had four of 10 steals by Tennessee State, which used a 15-0 run late in the game to sew it up.

Marland Smith and Corey Wilford scored 16 points each for the Redhawks (12-11, 7-4), who dropped their first home conference game of the season. Lucas Nutt added 14 points, and Leon Powell had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Smith put Southeast Missouri ahead 58-51 with 8:58 to play. Then the Tigers embarked on their game-turning run, holding the Redhawks scoreless for 5:38 and grabbing a 66-58 lead with 3:31 left.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TNST
SEMO
Points 75 72
FG Made-Attempted 25-59 (.424) 27-66 (.409)
3P Made-Attempted 5-13 (.385) 10-24 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted 20-31 (.645) 8-14 (.571)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (2/0) 23 (1/0)
Largest Lead 14 8

Game Leaders

 
TNST
SEMO
PointsR. Covington 23M. Smith 16
ReboundsR. Covington 13L. Powell 10
AssistsP. Miller 3M. Brister 4
StealsR. Covington 4C. Wilford 1
BlocksM. Rhett 3M. Brister 1
Team Stats: Tennessee State | SE Missouri State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 4, 2012 TNST 75, @SEMO 72Recap

Next 5 Games

TNST
SEMO
02/09 @MURR 8:00pm
02/11 TNTC 8:30pm
02/14 JVST 8:00pm
02/19 @M-OH 3:00pm
02/23 MURR 8:00pm
 02/09 UTM 8:00pm
02/11 @SIUE 8:00pm
02/15 MURR 8:00pm
02/18 @MCNS 4:00pm
02/23 @JVST 8:45pm
Complete Schedule: Tennessee State | SE Missouri State

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#9 Murray State15-130-1
Tennessee State11-520-12
Tennessee Tech9-719-13
Morehead State10-618-15
Eastern Kentucky7-916-16
Southeast Missouri State9-715-16
Jacksonville State8-815-18
Eastern Illinois5-1112-17
SIU-Edwardsville6-1010-17
Austin Peay8-812-20
Tennessee-Martin0-164-27
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