National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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