The Tuskegee University men's basketball team won its eighth consecutive game Monday night after pulling away from Central State Monday night 78-65. It was the fifth straight home game before the Golden Tigers take a road swing to the State on Tennessee this coming weekend.

Tuskegee took momentum early with a 9-0 run to go up 17-9. The Marauders battled back to cut the deficit down to three after an Oliver Martin jumper but TU put together a 7-2 run and eventually took a 40-31 lead at the break.
 
CSU remained in contention throughout the first 10 minutes of the second half. Down 58-54 with 9:49 to go, CSU surrendered a 19-3 run. Extending its lead to as many as 19, TU was able to cruise to its eighth straight victory.
 
TU shooters combined to make 60% of their shot attempts while CSU converted 48% from the field. Miles Thomas led TU with a game-high 24 points, Riley Hamilton added 16 points  while Cam Grepke chipped in 12 points.
 
CSU finished with four players reaching double-figures in scoring. Oliver and Quinton Glaspie each had 15 points. Tom Johnsonscored 13 points and Orion Monford added 12 points.

TU improves to 11-5 on the year with a 7-1 mark in the SIAC. The loss drops CSU to a record of 2-15 overall with a 1-9 conference mark.

Saturday, Tuskegee travels to Memphis to take on the LeyMoyne Owen College. Tipoff is set set for 5:30 p.m. The game can be heard via live audio on the Tuskegee Digital Network.