Scores

Final

Morgan St 64

(0-6, 0-3 away)

Tennessee St 69

(3-4, 1-0 home)

2:30 PM ET, November 26, 2011

Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

1 2 T
MORG 28 3664
TNST 30 3969

Top Performers

Morgan State: K. Thompson 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Tennessee State: R. Covington 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

Tennessee St. 69, Morgan St. 64

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS -- Robert Covington scored 23 points to lead Tennessee State over Morgan State 69-64 on Saturday in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational.

Patrick Miller added 15 points and Kellen Thornton 12 for the Tigers (3-4). Covington had eight rebounds and three blocks.

Kevin Thompson led the Bears (0-6) with 16 points.

Jordan Cyphers' 3-pointer from the left corner with 1:17 left gave Tennessee State the lead for good at 63-61 after six lead changes and seven ties.

The Bears, who led for most of the second half, had a 45-37 advantage with 11:59 left before Tennessee State took over.

The Bears built a 19-8 first-half lead, but the Tigers responded with a 17-4 run and led 30-28 at halftime.

Tennessee State shot 9 of 16 from 3-point range.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MORG
TNST
Points 64 69
FG Made-Attempted 23-54 (.426) 21-50 (.420)
3P Made-Attempted 5-18 (.278) 9-16 (.563)
FT Made-Attempted 13-17 (.765) 18-25 (.720)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 5

Game Leaders

 
MORG
TNST
PointsK. Thompson 16R. Covington 23
ReboundsK. Thompson 5R. Covington 8
AssistsK. Thompson 3W. Peters 4
StealsK. Thompson 2R. Covington 2
BlocksI. Chiles 4R. Covington 3
Team Stats: Morgan State | Tennessee State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 26, 2011 @TNST 69, MORG 64Recap

Next 5 Games

MORG
TNST
12/03 @OHIO 2:00pm
12/14 @UMBC 7:00pm
12/21 LMU 7:00pm
12/28 @JOES 7:00pm
01/03 @SF 10:00pm
 12/01 MTU 8:00pm
12/06 @BEL 8:00pm
12/10 CMU 3:00pm
12/17 @DSU 7:00pm
12/19 LO 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Morgan State | Tennessee State