East Tennessee State 76, Marshall 72
Somebody pull Kevin Tiggs off Marshall.
The senior posted a season-best PEG of 29, leading the Bucs to an upset of the Marshall Thundering Herd. Tiggs played all 40 minutes, posting 4 steals and 4 rebounds to go with -- oh, nothing -- 31 points. Mike Smith iced things with the last 2 of his 16 points coming at the line in the last 10 seconds.
ETSU shot lights-out all night, hitting 8 of their first 12 shots and 70% of their 2's in the first half. They will probably want to tighten up a little on defense; 72 points in 65 possessions is higher than they like to see, especially against a team that shoots as many 3's as Marshall does. By the time Belmont rolls around, that points allowed per possession number needs to be a bit lower.
But then again, if the Bucs can keep up that hot shooting touch, they will be tough for anybody to beat.
In other news, Mercer had one of its more balanced games this year in a 74-64 win over Upstate. Calvin Henry posted 16 points, 12 boards, and 6 blocks en route to a PEG score of 31. Daniel Emerson added 16 points and 12 boards, with James Florence dishing out 8 assists. This was probably one of the slowest games you'll see in the conference this year, with only 65 possessions.
Weird stat of the night: Upstate was 6-6 at the FT line, only committed 2 (!) turnovers, and lost by 10.
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