National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tennessee St. 72, Murray St. 68
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 9, 2012
Where: CFSB Center, Murray, Kentucky
Officials: # Ford Branch Jr., # Bert Smith, # Bret Smith
Attendance: 8668

TENNESSEE STATE 72 MURRAY STATE 68: Robert Covington scored 17 points and Kenny Moore came off the bench to tally 16, including a pair of clutch free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining as Tennessee State rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to stun previously unbeaten and No. 7-ranked Murray State, snapping the Racers' school and Ohio Valley Conference record streak of 23 straight wins to start a season and 18-game homecourt winning streak.

Murray State (23-1, 11-1 OVC) was the last remaining undefeated team in Division I.

Trailing 48-35 early in the second half, Tennessee State (16-10, 9-4 OVC) rallied behind Moore and Patrick Miller, who finished with 12 points, as the Tigers finally took the lead at 56-55 on a rebound basket by Kellen Thornton.

Leading 67-65 with 41.7 seconds left, Covington tipped in a missed shot to increase Tennessee State’s lead to 69-65 and Murray State was not able to pull off the comeback.

Isaiah Canaan scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Racers, but he got little help as Donte Poole was the only other player in double figures for Murray State with 10, all of which came in the first half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Tennessee State snapped an eight-game losing streak to Murray State and claimed its first regulation win over the Racers since 1996. … The Tigers also clinched their first winning season in 16 years (1995-95). … Canaan notched his fourth 30-point game of the season for Murray State.

Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee St.   Murray St.
Robert Covington 17 Scoring Isaiah Canaan 31
Jordan Cyphers 3 Assists Zay Jackson 4
Robert Covington 8 Rebounds Latreze Mushatt 8
Kenny Moore 7 Free Throws Made Isaiah Canaan 4
Kenny Moore 4 Steals Donte Poole 4
Robert Covington 1 Blocks Edward Daniel 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee St. 72 48.1 5-11 17-31 13 32 2 15 16
Murray St. 68 46.0 10-23 12-19 13 31 3 8 18