Tennessee St. 67, SC-Upstate 64

Scores

Final

(4-7, 1-6 away)

(6-7, 4-1 home)

8:00 PM ET, December 21, 2012

Gentry Center, Nashville, TN

Top Performers

USC Upstate: R. Glenn 13 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk

Tennessee State: J. Cyphers 22 Pts, 1 Reb

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Jordan Cyphers scored a season-high 22 points as Tennessee State beat South Carolina-Upstate 67-64 Friday night.

Kellen Thornton added 14 points and Patrick Miller chipped in with 12 to help Tennessee State (6-7) stay 4-0 at home.

Tennessee State shot 59.1 percent (13 for 22) in the second half to cut into a 29-25 halftime deficit.

The Tigers scored seven unanswered points, making it 35-34 with 15 minutes to play.

With the Tigers trailing, Cyphers made two 3s to give Tennessee State the lead 42-41 with under 12 minutes to play.

Miller later connected on two quick 3s to put the Tigers ahead for good, extending their lead to six, 55-49, with 7:54 left to play.

SC Upstate's desperation buzzer-beater fell wide and Tennessee State held on for the win.

Torrey Craig scored 18 points and Ricardo Glenn had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (4-7).

	SCUS	TNST
Points	T. Craig 18	J. Cyphers 22
Rebounds	R. Glenn 10	P. Miller 5
Assists	T. Craig 4	P. Miller 6
Steals	T. Greene 4	D. Dockery 2
Blocks	J. Maxey 1	M. Green 3
Team Stats: USC Upstate \| Tennessee State

DATE	GAME	LINKS
» Dec 21, 2012	@TNST 67, SCUS 64	Recap

SCUS	TNST
12/30 OFC 3:00pm 01/02 HAMP 7:30pm 01/05 @NKU 7:00pm 01/07 @LIP 8:15pm 01/10 FGCU 7:00pm	12/29 EIU 8:45pm 01/03 @TNTC 8:00pm 01/05 @JVST 5:30pm 01/10 UTM 8:00pm 01/12 SEMO 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: USC Upstate \| Tennessee State

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