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Tennessee State vs Tennessee-Martin Final: 81-80 - Recap

Tennessee State got 20 points from Brandon Weston en route to a 81-80 victory over Tennessee-Martin on Tuesday at Gentry Center.

Tennessee State won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -1.5-point spread.

Knute Wood had 15 points for Tennessee State and Ronald Jessamy chipped in with 11 points. Justus Jackson had 4 assists for them, while Aaron Nkrumah was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 5 boards.

Tennessee-Martin got a 18-point performance from Vladimer Salaridze, who was supported by 15 points from Afan Trnka. Carlos Cortijo had 6 assists in a losing cause for Tennessee-Martin, while Vladimer Salaridze grabbed 14 rebounds.

Tennessee State was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Next game, Tennessee State takes its act home to face Tennessee Tech looking for another win. For Tennessee-Martin, they head home to face Tennessee Tech.