Scores

Final

ETSU 78

(3-2, 1-0 away)

Tennessee Tech 65

(3-1, 2-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 24, 2008

Hooper Eblen Arena, Cookeville, TN

1 2 T
ETSU 40 3878
TNTC 26 3965

Top Performers

East Tennessee State: K. Tiggs 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Tennessee Tech: D. Northern 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

ETSU 78, Tennessee Tech 65

Associated Press

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Kevin Tiggs scored 23 points and Courtney Pigram had 22 points to lead East Tennessee State to a 78-65 victory over Tennessee Tech on Monday night.

Mike Smith added 11 points and 10 rebounds, his sixth career double-double, for the Buccaneers (3-2).

ETSU took a 16-point lead in the opening seconds of the second half, but Tennessee Tech (3-1) went on a 10-1 run to cut the lead to 47-44 with 11:15 remaining in the game.

Tiggs, however, scored 10 points to lead a surge that built ETSU's lead to 67-54 with 3:34 remaining.

The Buccaneers outrebounded Tennessee Tech 42-31.

Daniel Northern scored 20 points, Will Barnes had 13 and D.J. Lindsay added 10 points for Tennessee Tech.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ETSU
TNTC
Points 78 65
FG Made-Attempted 24-52 (.462) 21-64 (.328)
3P Made-Attempted 5-14 (.357) 5-23 (.217)
FT Made-Attempted 25-32 (.781) 18-20 (.900)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 25 (0/0)
Largest Lead 16 2

Game Leaders

 
ETSU
TNTC
PointsK. Tiggs 23D. Northern 20
ReboundsM. Smith 11D. Lindsay 7
AssistsC. Pigram 5D. Lindsay 2
StealsK. Tiggs 2W. Barnes 4
BlocksG. Hamlin 3D. Northern 1
Team Stats: E Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 24, 2008 ETSU 78, @TNTC 65Recap

Next 5 Games

ETSU
TNTC
11/29 @BRAD 8:05pm
12/02 @MRSH 7:30pm
12/05 @MER 7:30pm
12/13 @APP 7:00pm
12/17 CHAT 7:00pm
 11/29 ULM 2:00pm
12/01 LIP 9:00pm
12/06 JVST 8:30pm
12/14 UC 3:00pm
12/16 @FSU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: E Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech