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Tennessee State Beats SIU-Edwardsville 83-73

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP)--Kellen Thornton scored 22 points and Robert Covington and Jordan Cyphers added 18 each to lead hot-shooting Tennessee State to an 83-73 victory against SIU-Edwardsville on Wednesday night. Patrick Miller had 17 points and 11 assists for the Tigers (16-11, 10-4 Ohio Valley), who shot 57.7 percent (30 of 52) from the floor, including 66.7 percent (10 of 15) from 3-point range. Kris Davis scored 25 points and Tim Johnson 18 for the Cougars (9-15, 5-9). SIU Edwardsville was within 66-63 when Thornton scored seven straight points for Tennessee State. Covington added a jumper, and Thornton made a free throw to give the Tigers a 76-65 cushion with 3:50 remaining. Mark Yelovich had 12 points for the Cougars, who got no closer than seven points down the stretch.

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