Tennessee Tech pulls away late, beats Eastern Kentucky 77-69
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Aleksa Jugovic scored 28 points and Tennessee Tech pulled away late to beat Eastern Kentucky 77-69 on Saturday night.
Jugovic made two 3-pointers and had a steal and dunk as part of a 7-4 spurt to give the Golden Eagles a 59-52 lead with six minutes left. Nick Mayo answered with a layup and Dedric Boyd hit a 3 to pull Eastern Kentucky to 59-57 before Tennessee Tech closed on an 18-12 surge. Curtis Phillips Jr. scored nine points, including 7-of-8 shooting from the line, and Jugovic chipped in five points during the stretch.
Jugovic made 5 of his 10 field goals from long range, and made all three of his free throws. Mason Ramsey added 18 points and Phillips finished with 14 for Tennessee Tech (10-5, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Courtney Alexander II matched a career-high with 15 rebounds.
Mayo scored 26 points to lead Eastern Kentucky (6-9, 0-2). Boyd and DeAndre Dishman added 12 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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E. Kentucky 6-9 | 71.9 PPG | 35.6 RPG | 13.1 APG |
Tenn. Tech 10-5 | 73.1 PPG | 39.1 RPG | 14.3 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |