EKU had three turnovers during the drought, helping the Tiger cause.Įastern Kentucky's Cosey made a hoop at the buzzer to put his team in front heading into the locker room, 45-32. TSU got down by 21 with 7:51 left in the period, but the Tigers rallied, and scored the game's next 11 points to trim the lead to 10 at 35-25 at the three-minute mark. All of Eastern Kentucky's points came on four three pointers and the Colonels started 7-of-11 from deep (64 percent). Miller finally ended the skid with back-to-back hoops, but a 12-2 EKU run later in the first half made the score 32-12 with nine minutes to go before halftime. The Tigers had five turnovers over the span, leading to 12 Colonel points. Miller got the Tigers started with an offensive rebound and a put-back from in close on TSU's first offensive possession.įrom that point, EKU went on a 15-2 run that lasted just over five minutes to put the visitors up, 15-4.
Tarius Johnson (13), Marcus Lewis (11), Isaac McGlone (11) and Eric Stutz (10) also reached the double-digit plateau. Jordan Gaither was the only other Tennessee State (2-20, 1-7) player in double figures as the sophomore finished with a career-high 20 points and was 7-for-9 from the field (77 percent) while playing 16 minutes, all in the second half.Įastern Kentucky (14-6, 5-2) was led by Glenn Cosey who scored 24 points.
Miller finished with 33 points on 12-of-19 shooting (63 percent), and a team-best six rebounds and four assists. – For the fourth time this season, Patrick Miller dropped over 30 points, but it wasn't enough as the Tennessee State men's basketball team fell to Eastern Kentucky 94-78 on Thursday night in the Gentry Center.