Scores

Final

Tennessee St 74

(3-6, 1-1 OVC)

Alabama A&M 68

(3-3, 3-1 home)

8:30 PM ET, December 7, 2010

Elmore Building, Normal, AL

1 2 T
TNST 36 3874
AAMU 36 3268

Top Performers

Tennessee State: R. Covington 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Alabama A&M: D. Tabb 13 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast

Tennessee St. 74, Alabama A&,M 68

Associated Press

NORMAL, Ala. -- Robert Covington scored 20 points to lead a sharp-shooting Tennessee State team to a 74-68 victory over Alabama A&M on Tuesday night.

The Tigers (3-6) led by as many as 15 with 11:16 remaining in the first half, but both teams entered the break tied at 36.

Tennessee State shot 56.5 percent in the opening half (13 of 23) and 28 of 50 for the game (56 percent), including 7 of 11 from 3-point range (63.6 percent).

Alabama A&M (3-3) never led despite shooting 50.9 percent from the floor (27 of 53) and outrebounding the Tigers 32-28.

The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Tennessee State, which lost by an average of 12.8 points per game over that stretch.

Wil Peters scored 14 and Kenny Moore and Patrick Miller added 13 apiece for the Tigers.

Cornelius Hester scored 15 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Casey Cantey and DeMarquelle Tabb added 10 each.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TNST
AAMU
Points 74 68
FG Made-Attempted 28-59 (.475) 27-65 (.415)
3P Made-Attempted 7-11 (.636) 5-21 (.238)
FT Made-Attempted 11-17 (.647) 9-16 (.563)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 1

Game Leaders

 
TNST
AAMU
PointsR. Covington 20C. Hester 15
ReboundsK. Moore 7D. Tabb 6
AssistsP. Miller 4J. Crutcher 4
StealsW. Peters 3J. Crutcher 2
BlocksR. Covington 3J. Deshields 1
Team Stats: Tennessee State | Alabama A&M

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 7, 2010 TNST 74, @AAMU 68Recap

Next 5 Games

TNST
AAMU
12/12 LO 4:00pm
12/19 MORE 6:00pm
12/21 EKY 9:00pm
12/29 @MTU 8:00pm
01/02 @MEM 3:00pm
 12/13 @WICH 8:05pm
12/19 @UAB 8:00pm
12/28 @NCST 4:00pm
01/04 GRAM 8:30pm
01/06 JKST 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Tennessee State | Alabama A&M