Scores

Final

Belmont 69

(20-6, 11-2 OVC)

Tennessee St 80

(15-11, 9-4 OVC)

Coverage: ESPNU/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, February 14, 2013

Gentry Center, Nashville, TN

1 2 T
BEL 28 4169
TNST 31 4980

Top Performers

Belmont: T. Noack 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Tennessee State: R. Covington 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk

Tennessee St. 80, Belmont 69

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Robert Covington had a game-high 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Kellen Thornton added his eighth double-double of the season as Tennessee State beat Belmont 80-69 Thursday night in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Thornton finished with 18 points and a game-high 10 rebounds helping Tennessee State (15-11, 9-4) outrebound Belmont 35-30.

Patrick Miller added 15 points and Jordan Cyphers scored 10 for the Tigers, who improved to 10-0 at home for the first time since 1992-93.

After Tennessee State led 63-59 with fewer than 4 minutes to go, the Tigers raised their lead to seven behind Miller's layup with just under 2 minutes to play.

The Tigers converted all eight of their free throws to close out the game.

Belmont was held to a season-low 19.2 percent (5 of 26) from behind the arc.

Kerron Johnson and Trevor Noack led Belmont (20-6, 11-2) with 16 points apiece.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BEL
TNST
Points 69 80
FG Made-Attempted 29-65 (.446) 27-51 (.529)
3P Made-Attempted 5-26 (.192) 5-15 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 6-10 (.600) 21-24 (.875)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 11

Game Leaders

 
BEL
TNST
PointsK. Johnson 16R. Covington 25
ReboundsT. Noack 6K. Thornton 10
AssistsK. Johnson 5P. Miller 4
StealsJ. Mann 3R. Covington 3
Team Stats: Belmont | Tennessee State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 19, 2013 @BEL 78, TNST 66Recap
» Feb 14, 2013 @TNST 80, BEL 69Recap
Mar 8, 2013 @BEL 82, TNST 73Recap

Next 5 Games

BEL
TNST
02/20 @EIU 8:00pm
02/23 OHIO 10:00pm
02/27 SIUE 8:00pm
03/02 JVST 1:00pm
03/08 TNST 7:00pm
 02/20 @SIUE 8:00pm
02/23 L-MD 8:00pm
02/28 MORE 7:00pm
03/02 EKY 8:45pm
03/07 MORE 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Belmont | Tennessee State

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Belmont14-226-6
Eastern Kentucky12-424-9
Murray State10-621-10
Jacksonville State8-817-11
Tennessee State11-518-14
Southeast Missouri State8-817-16
Morehead State8-815-18
Tennessee Tech5-1112-17
SIU-Edwardsville5-119-18
Eastern Illinois6-1011-21
Tennessee-Martin5-119-21
Austin Peay4-128-23
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