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MBB Tennessee State
49
Tennessee St. TSU 1-6,0-0 OVC
59
Winner Chicago St. CSU 3-5,0-0 WAC
Tennessee St. TSU
1-6,0-0 OVC
49
Final
59
Chicago St. CSU
3-5,0-0 WAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Tennessee St. TSU 20 29 49
Chicago St. CSU 25 34 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars MBB Survive Tennessee State's Strong Start to the Second Half, Upend Tigers 59-49

The Chicago State men's basketball team overcame Tennessee State's strong start to the second half and eventually pulled away for a 10-point win, 59-49, Saturday afternoon at the Jones Convocation Center.
 
Freshman Jahsean Corbett led all scorers with 17, while Coreyoun Rushin and Brandon Betson each contributed doubles figures with 15 and 12, respectively. Corbett also led the team in rebounding with eight.
 
Both teams shot under 30 percent in the first half and the Tigers failed to convert a three-point field goal (0-of-6) while CSU made five (5-of-17, 29%). The equalizer being Chicago State did not shoot a first-half free throw and TSU was 8-of-12 from the charity stripe.
 
But, after coming out of the gate cold, Tennessee State reversed that trend to start the second half, making four of their first five shots and a quick 8-0 run to turn a five-point halftime deficit into a three-point lead early in the second half. TSU extended the run to 12-1 for a 32-26 lead before Brandon Betson, Jahsean Corbett and Coreyoun Rushin scored on consecutive trips to knot the game at 32-32 with 14:28 remaining in the game.
 
With the win, the Cougars remain undefeated at home this season and the victory also marks the first three-game home win streak since 2018-19, when CSU won consecutive home games against East-West, Eastern Illinois and Trinity Christian.
 
Corbett opened the scoring in the contest, making a long three for an early Cougars lead. Tennessee State countered with their first points coming from the free throw line followed by made jumper and the Tigers led 4-3.
 
Coreyoun Rushin reclaimed the Cougars lead with a jumper and started a 9-1 run which saw the Cougars go from trailing by one to leading by seven, 12-5, with 10:34 remaining in the first half. Favour Chukwukelu scored, followed by a Betson three, then a Teddy Bayi Ba Mendeng layup during the run.
 
The teams then exchanged baskets before back-to-back threes by Betson and Chukwukelu forced a Tennessee State timeout and the Cougars extended the lead to 11, 20-9, with 7:55 to play. The Tigers battled back with a 5-0 run to pull within six, 20-14. 
 
Dominique Alexander got into the scoring column for the Cougars with a running layup and, following a pair of Tigers free throws, Corbett nailed a long three to put Chicago State back up by nine, 25-16, before Tennessee State closed out the half with a layup and two free throws and the score at the end of the first half was 25-20 Cougars.
 
Following Tennessee State's hot start to start the second half, the teams exchanged baskets for the next three minutes before a Tigers 4-0 run extended their lead to 43-37. At that point, Chicago State went on a 12-2 run over nearly seven minutes, keyed by Corbett and Rushin who accounted for all the scoring, Corbett with a pair of baskets and Rushin with two hoops and four free throws and the Cougars led 50-45 with 2:24 remaining.
 
Chicago State extended the lead to nine following a Betson layup and Corbett three but the Tigers made a three of their own and CSU led 55-49 with 1:29 to go. The Cougars closed out the game at the line, with Betson and Alexander each making a pair from the 59-49 final.
 
Next up for the Cougars will be a home date with Illinois State on Saturday, December 11 at 2 p.m.
 
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT).  The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet. 
 
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