MURRAY ST. DEFEATS TECH 95-72

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- De'Teri Mayes paced five Murray State players in double figures with 19 points Monday night as the Racers topped Tennessee Tech 95-72.

Tech (4-10, 0-3 Ohio Valley Conference) led 32-31 with 5:49 left in the first half before Murray State (12-2, 3-1) took control.

The Racers went ahead for good at 35-33 on a basket by Rod Murray with 2:22 left in the half.

Murray State led 40-33 at the break and opened the second half with a 13-2 run, going up 53-35 after a pair of free throws by Duane Virgil.

Tech pulled within 61-50 after a basket by Alex Franco with 11:46 remaining, but Murray answered and led by 27 points on four different occasions in the final minutes.

Isaac Spencer finished with 16 points for Murray State, Virgil added 14, Murray 12 and Aaron Page 10 points.

Albert Wilson topped Tech with 15 points and Cabrera and Franco both finished with 14 points.

Middle Tenn. 66, Tenn.-Martin 46

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Freddie Martinez scored 14 points Monday night to help Middle Tennessee State beat Tennessee-Martin 66-46.

With 5:16 left in the first half, Tennessee-Martin's Roger Castle hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 15-15.

But Martinez hit a 3-pointer of his own to start the Blue Raiders (9-2, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference) on a 10-2 run that ended with a halftime lead of 25-17 over the Skyhawks (4-8, 3-1).

Middle Tenneessee State lead the rest of the game, enjoying its biggest margin of 59-38 on a 3-pointer by Reggie Marshall with 3:36 left to play.

Aylton Tesch finished with 11 points for the Blue Raiders, and Kent Ayer added 10.

Ryan DeMichael led the Skyhawks with 13 points, and Robin Cude finished with 10.

E. Illinois 73, Morehead St. 71

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Kaye scored a game-high 24 points and handed out five assists as Eastern Illinois beat Morehead State 73-71 Monday night.

Eastern Illinois (6-6, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference) took control early as Morehead State (1-11, 0-4) shot only 39 percent in the first half.

The Panthers led 40-24 at halftime on 52 percent shooting from the field, including 5-of-9 from behind the 3-point line.

The Eagles charged back in the second half behind freshman Aaron Knight and sophomore Jeremy Webb.

Knight started off the second half with a 3-pointer and a layup. Webb, who scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, then hit two more quick 3-pointers and a layup of his own to pull Morehead State within striking distance.

Luke Lloyd's 3-pointer with 12:05 remaining pulled Morehead State within two at 50-48 before a 9-0 Eastern Illinois run again widened the margin. The Eagles would pull within three at 62-59 with 6:50 to play but could not regain the lead.

In addition to Kaye's performance, Greg Ktistou added 12 points -- including four 3-pointers -- while Jack Owens had 10.

Knight led the Eagles with 21 points and Lloyd added 12.