Scores

Final

Fisk 53

 

Tennessee St 92

(2-5, 1-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 26, 2012

Gentry Center, Nashville, TN

1 2 T
FISK 20 3353
TNST 39 5392

Top Performers

Fisk: R. Williams 15 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl

Tennessee State: R. Covington 29 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 5 Stl

Tennessee St. 92, Fisk 53

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Robert Covington scored 29 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 92-53 win over NAIA opponent Fisk on Monday night.

Covington made 10 of 14 shots while Kellen Thornton made 11 of 13 en route to 22 points for the Tigers. Jordan Cyphers came off the bench for 14 points, as Tennessee State's bench outscored Fisk's 29-13.

Tennessee State (2-5) held Fisk to 20 percent (6 of 30) in the first half and led 39-20 at the break. The Tigers shot 68 percent (17 of 25) in the second half to pull away.

The Tigers outrebounded Fisk 45-28 and outscored the Bulldogs 48-28 in the paint.

Fisk (1-4), led by Rashad Williams' 15 points and Darrell Miller's 14, had 21 turnovers as a team and committed 20 fouls.

Tennessee State scored 24 points off those turnovers and knocked down 22 of 27 free throws.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FISK
TNST
Points 53 92
FG Made-Attempted 18-62 (.290) 32-56 (.571)
3P Made-Attempted 3-12 (.250) 6-19 (.316)
FT Made-Attempted 14-19 (.737) 22-27 (.815)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (1/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 41

Game Leaders

 
FISK
TNST
PointsR. Williams 15R. Covington 29
ReboundsD. Miller 8R. Covington 14
AssistsJ. Wynn 3P. Miller 8
StealsR. Williams 3R. Covington 5
BlocksB. Grayson 1M. Green 5
Team Stats: Tennessee State

2012-13 Season

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Next 5 Games

FISK
TNST
12/01 @AAMU 8:00pm
12/04 DREX 8:00pm
12/08 @MIZZ 3:00pm
12/16 LO 5:00pm
12/18 @MTU 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Tennessee State