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03/07 22:22 CST Tennessee State beats Morehead State 93-67, wins first OVC
Tournament title since '94
Tennessee State beats Morehead State 93-67, wins first OVC Tournament title
since '94
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) --- Antoine Lorick III scored 18 points, and top-seeded
Tennessee State beat No. 2 seed Morehead State 93-67 on Saturday night for the
Tigers' first win in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game
since 1994.
Travis Harper II made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for Tennessee
State (23-9), which shot 16 of 26 from long range. Dante Harris and Carlous
Williams added 16 points apiece. Aaron Nkrumah chipped in with 14 points and
six assists. Harris grabbed 11 of the Tigers' 44 rebounds.
George Marshall scored 17 points and shot 4 of 9 from beyond the arc to lead
Morehead State (20-13). Anouar Mellouk and Davion Cunningham added 12 points
each.
The Tigers scored a Division-I program-record 55 points in the first half for a
21-point lead. Harris scored 16 points and shot 4 of 7 from deep. Harper added
15 points on five 3s. Marshall scored 12 first-half points for Morehead State.
TSU entered having won a program-best 15 conference games. The Tigers won
back-to-back tournament titles in 1993 and 1994.
The teams split the regular-season series, each winning at home. Tennessee
State won the first meeting 105-100 in overtime. Morehead State won the second
94-86.
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