Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Murray St. 69, Tennessee Tech 64
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Eblen Center, Cookeville, Tennessee
Officials: # Stephen Divine, # Coy Gammons, #75 Scott Johnson
Attendance: 9021

MURRAY STATE 69, TENNESSEE TECH 64: Isaiah Canaan scored 18 points and the No. 12 Racers rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit on the road.

Murray State finished the regular season 28-1, 15-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference, and will be the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament next week in Nashville, Tenn.

Trailing 41-31 early in the second half, Murray State used a 20-7 run to take a 51-48 lead, only to see the the Golden Eagles rally back in front.

Ivan Aska's jumper with less than five minutes remaining gave the Racers the lead for good. Four Racers finished with nine points, including Aska, Jewuan Long, Zay Jackson, and Ed Daniel.

Tennessee Tech (18-12, 9-7), which played Murray State to an eight-point game last month, was led by Kevin Murphy, who scored a game-high 26 points, including 7 for 12 from 3-point range. Jud Dillard added 12 points and 13 rebounds.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Tennessee Tech was 4 for 10 from the free throw line, while Murray State finished 18 for 26. ... The Racers have a bye into the tournament semifinals.
Top Game Performances
 
Murray St.   Tennessee Tech
Isaiah Canaan 18 Scoring Kevin Murphy 26
Isaiah Canaan 4 Assists Zac Swansey 6
Donte Poole 7 Rebounds Jud Dillard 9
Isaiah Canaan 5 Free Throws Made Jud Dillard 2
Isaiah Canaan 2 Steals Zac Swansey 2
Edward Daniel 4 Blocks Zach Bailey 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Murray St. 69 46.0 5-16 18-26 11 30 4 6 15
Tennessee Tech 64 47.2 10-19 4-10 15 27 3 4 16