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-Tennessee St.-------SE Missouri St.
(4-2, 0-0 OVC)----.--(3-4, 0-0 OVC)
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Tennessee St. falls to SE Missouri St. in conference opener
7:30 PM ET, December 6, 2010
Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, MO

Marland Smith of the SE Missouri St. Redhawks dunks against the TSU Tigers
Marland Smith and Zach House scored 14 apiece, Anthony Allison finished with 12 including 5 of 8 free throws, as the Redhawks (4-4, 1-0 Ohio Valley) ended a three-game losing streak.
Leon Powell added 10 points and Lucas Nutt 6.
Southeast Missouri State never trailed, and its lead peaked at 15 points, 54-39, with eight minutes left in the second half when Nate Schulte hit a 3-pointer. The Redhawks outrebounded the Tigers 38-23.
Kenny Moore had 19 points to lead the Tigers, who have lost their first game since November 20th. Robert Covington added 15 points, Patrick Miller finished with 5 points and 6 rebounds and Wil Peters scored 8.
The Tigers travel to Charleston, Illinois for their next game to face conference foe Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 8. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m.

| Dec 6, 2010 - TSU at SEMO | |||
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | SCORE |
| Tennessee St. (4-3) | 29 | 31 | 60 |
| SE Missouri St. (4-4) | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| Tennessee St. | |||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| P. Miller | 28 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| W. Peters | 29 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| K. Moore | 29 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| R. Covington | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| M. Green | 25 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| J. Nobles | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| T. Fredrick | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Conner | 11 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| V. Mann | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
| J. Towns | 11 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| M. Rhett | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| TEAM TOTALS | 22-54 | 5-23 | 11-14 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 60 | ||
| SE Missouri St. | |||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| A. Allison | 24 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| M. Smith | 25 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| L. Nutt | 19 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| L. Powell | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| C. Butler | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | |
| N. Niemczyk | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| L. Nutt | -- DID NOT PLAY -- | ||||||||||
| M. Brister | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| N. Schulte | 17 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Z. House | 14 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| W. Jones | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Banks | 12 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| TEAM TOTALS | 28-60 | 4-15 | 13-20 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 73 | ||
Tennessee St.: K. Moore 19 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk
SE Missouri St.: Z. House 14 Pts, 13 Reb, 1 Stl
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