National Basketball Association
Murray St. 78, Tenn-Martin 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Where: CFSB Center, Murray, Kentucky
Officials:
# Jeb Hartness, # Craig Murley, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
5877
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Donte Poole scored 15 points and No. 22 Murray State remained one of six undefeated teams in Division I with an easy 78-54 victory over visiting Tennessee-Martin in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday.
Murray State (13-0), which is off to the second best start in school history, darted to a 36-16 halftime lead and was never threatened.
The Racers also got 12 points and seven rebounds from Ivan Aska, as well as a dominant all-around game from guard Isaiah Canaan, who had 10 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
Murray State shot 68.3 percent from the field despite committing a season-high 24 turnovers.
UT Martin (3-11), which shot only 33.9 percent from the field, was led by Myles Taylor's game-high 22 points.
Top Game Performances
| Tenn-Martin |
|
Murray St. |
|
Myles Taylor 22 |
Scoring |
Donte Poole 15 |
|
Mike Liabo 4 |
Assists |
Isaiah Canaan 7 |
|
Dane Smith 6 |
Rebounds |
Ivan Aska 7 |
|
Myles Taylor 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaiah Canaan 8 |
|
Mike Liabo 4 |
Steals |
Ivan Aska 1 |
|
Myles Taylor 1 |
Blocks |
Edward Daniel 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Tenn-Martin
|
54 |
33.9 |
4-16 |
12-19 |
13 |
19 |
1 |
12 |
17 |
| Murray St.
|
78 |
68.3 |
4-9 |
18-27 |
15 |
34 |
8 |
6 |
24 |
