East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Jurkin's 15 points, 11 boards helps ETSU top Chattanooga (Jan 06, 2018)
East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Jurkin's 15 points, 11 boards helps ETSU top Chattanooga (Jan 06, 2018)

Published Jan. 6, 2018 7:32 p.m. ET

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Peter Jurkin scored 15 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as East Tennessee State defeated Chattanooga 85-66 on Saturday, running its win streak to six games.

ETSU (12-4, 3-0 Southern Conference) led from start to finish in its third dominating performance to open SoCon play. The Buccaneers defeated Mercer by 19 and Binghamton by 18 before Saturday's 19-point win. ETSU has won 10 of its last 11 and is ranked in the Mid-Major polls.

Mladen Armus added 14 points and five rebounds in nine minutes, Desonta Bradford scored 13 points with a pair of 3-pointers, Devontavius Payne added 12 points five rebounds and two assists for the Buccaneers.

Nat Dixon led Chattanooga (6-10, 0-3) with 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals, and Joshua Phillips scored 17.

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ETSU controlled the boards 42-29, blocked five shots and outscored Chattanooga 39-11 in the paint.

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