Beane's career-high 32 paces Southern Illinois to hot start, 84-67 win over Tennessee St.
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Anthony Beane hit the first shot he took and finished with a career-best 32 points as Southern Illinois never trailed while defeating Tennessee State 84-67 Tuesday night.
Beane finished with 9 of 12 shooting, making all five of his 3-point attempts as the Salukis (1-1) raced away to lead by 20 at halftime. Beane scored 24 of his points in the first half on 8-for-8 shooting, nearly matching Tennessee State's 26 halftime points.
The Salukis snapped a seven-game losing skid in non-conference road games dating back to 2012.
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Sean O'Brien added 15 points, Jordan Caroline and Jalen Pendleton 11 each for Southern Illinois, which shot nearly 47 percent and outrebounded the Tigers (1-1) 41-30.
Tennessee State's Jay Harris scored 11 of his 23 points in the first half, and hit four 3-pointers. Charles Tucker scored all 16 of his points in the second as Tennessee State came within 11.