The Cleveland State men’s basketball team upset Chattanooga State 78-69 in TCCAA play Saturday in Chattanooga, after the host Lady Tigers won 76-58 despite trailing at halftime.
Travis Jones and Nick Ross scored 26 and 25 points for the winning Cougars (11-11, 5-9), countering the 26 by Chattanooga State’s 6-foot-10 Byron Trench. Trench had 19 points in the first half for the Tigers (12-9, 7-7).
Hidaayah Williams scoed 20 points and Jasmain Carey and April Woodard added 17 each for the Lady Tigers (17-4, 10-4). Shanavian Woodland scored 18 and Morgan Rogers added 12 for the Lady Cougars (9-14, 3-11).
Tennessee Wesleyan’s first-place Appalachian Athletic Conference teams both won at Milligan. Leah Frazier paced the 18th-ranked Lady Bulldogs’ 78-71 victory with 19 points, Michelle Davis adding 14 and Cody Houck contributing 12 points and seven rebounds. Chattanoogan Kayla Kelly paced Milligan with 22 points and five assists.
The Wesleyan men won 100-87 with Matt Harper and Desmond Crisp scoring 24 points apiece and Quincy Scates adding 21. Kyle Grisby scored 23 for the Buffaloes.