COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Kevin Murphy scored 25 points and Alfred Jones had a career-high 14 rebounds to help Tennessee Tech rally for a 63-54 win over Eastern Kentucky on Thursday night.
The Golden Eagles (12-9, 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference) stayed within a game of league-leading Austin Peay and have won three in a row for the first time this year.
The Colonels (12-11, 6-6), who lost for the first time in six road games, had a 26-20 lead 1:03 into the second half.
Tennessee Tech then went on a 9-0 run to lead 29-26. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 11 points in the second half, at 54-43 with 5:09 to go.
Murphy was 10 of 15 from the floor (66.7 percent), while the rest of his team shot 11 of 38 (28.9 percent).
Tennessee Tech also had a 42-27 rebounding advantage.
Spencer Perrin scored 18 to lead Eastern Kentucky, which came in having won five of its last six.
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