MURRAY, Kentucky - On February 9, 2012, the Tennessee State Tigers win against 7th Rank Murray State will go down in history as one of the greatest wins of all time as they stole the game from the Racers causing turnovers down the stretch. Led by Robert Covington’s 17 points and 8 rebounds, the Tigers won the way they have all season playing tough defense, rebounding strong, and getting the ball to their top scorers. Not intimidated by the undefeated Racers or its sellout crowd the Tigers simply played steady throughout even after an Isaiah Canaan three pointer put the Racers ahead by 13 points at the 14:45 mark of the second half.
Covington ended the game with four personal fouls and spent stretches on the bench. Without Covington, the Tigers bench scored 30 points to Murray State’s 8. The Tigers out rebounded the Racers by just 32 to 31, but made them count as a crucial rebound down the stretch helped maintain a close Tiger lead. Against a stingy defense Canaan scored 31 points for the Racers, who as a team were never able to get in rhythm with their scoring. In the final minutes both teams had turnovers and the Tigers missed crucial free throws that would have sealed the game early. In the end the Racers allowed the Tigers to steal the ball twice and they tossed their final opportunity to score out of bounds giving the ball and win to the Tigers.
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TSU Men's Basketball Receives National Recognition
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Tennessee State's 72-68 upset victory over No. 7/9 Murray State put the nation on alert. The Tigers received numerous interviews from media outlets and below is some of the media coverage from the various outlets:
Articles
NCAA.com
CBS Sports
ESPN
Nashville City Paper
Highlights
ESPN Highlights
ESPN3 Replay
Fan Celebration - Fox 17
Fox 17 Highlights
TSU Post-game Comments - WPSD 26 Paducah
Photo Gallery
Coach John Cooper
College Sports Coast to Coast - Sirius XM Radio
ESPN Radio Sports Center
102.5 The Game First Quarter
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