COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - LaDarious Weaver'ss 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded lifted Tennessee State to a thrilling 73-72 victory over Tennessee Tech Saturday afternoon in Eblen Center.

With the win, TSU (9-11/6-5 OVC) played leapfrog and jumped ahead of Tech (9-13/6-6 OVC) in the Ohio Valley Conference standings.

Tech, which came into the contest in a tie for fourth place, could find themselves anywhere from fifth to ninth place when the dusts settles later Saturday night in what's shaping up as one of the closest races in conference history.

Tech had grabbed a 72-70 lead with seven seconds remaining on two free throws by Anthony Fisher, setting the stage for Weaver's game-winner.

Gerald Robinson raced the ball downcourt, was stopped at the top of the key by the Tech defense, and fumbled the ball. When he picked it up, he found Weaver alone on the left wing.

The Golden Eagles were within one point, 68-67, after Amadi McKenzie made one free throw with 1:29 remaining, but TSU kept its lead when Price hit two free throws with 1:09 to play.

Robinson led TSU with 27 points, Bruce Price had 13 and Reiley Ervin added 10. Weaver finished with nine points, including three 3-pointers as the Tigers shot 50 percent (10-for-20) outside the arc.

Senior Amadi McKenzie, with a perfect 7-for-7 shooting performance, topped Tech with 19 points as Tech hit 50 percent (24-for-48) from the field.

With the win, TSU (9-11/6-5 OVC) played leapfrog and jumped ahead of Tech (9-13/6-6 OVC) in the Ohio Valley Conference standings.

Tech, which came into the contest in a tie for fourth place, could find themselves anywhere from fifth to ninth place when the dusts settles later Saturday night in what's shaping up as one of the closest races in conference history.

Tech had grabbed a 72-70 lead with seven seconds remaining on two free throws by Anthony Fisher, setting the stage for Weaver's game-winner.

Gerald Robinson raced the ball downcourt, was stopped at the top of the key by the Tech defense, and fumbled the ball. When he picked it up, he found Weaver alone on the left wing.

The Golden Eagles were within one point, 68-67, after Amadi McKenzie made one free throw with 1:29 remaining, but TSU kept its lead when Price hit two free throws with 1:09 to play.

Robinson led TSU with 27 points, Bruce Price had 13 and Reiley Ervin added 10. Weaver finished with nine points, including three 3-pointers as the Tigers shot 50 percent (10-for-20) outside the arc.

Senior Amadi McKenzie, with a perfect 7-for-7 shooting performance, topped Tech with 19 points as Tech hit 50 percent (24-for-48) from the field.

Anthony Fisher finished with 15 and Will Barnes notched a career-high 14 points. Daniel Northern, who leads the OVC in rebounds and blocked shots, had nine points, 12 rebounds and five blocks.

It was a steal and layup by Barnes with 26 seconds remaining that tied the contest at 70-70.

After Ervin missed both of his free throws with 24 seconds left, Fisher drove to the basket and was fouled with seven ticks to go.

Other than a 6-6 tie in the opening minutes, the Golden Eagles owned a lead the entire first half. In fact, Tech pulled on top by 13 points, 23-10, midway through the period on a dunk by Will Barnes.

Tennessee State scored 11 consecutive points and snuck back to within two, 23-21, at the 7:27 mark, but Tech regained it's edge and carried a lead between four and seven points the remainder of the half, going to the dressing room with a 40-34 lead.

The Tigers scored the first nine points after the break, tying the game at 40-40, then taking their first lead of the afternoon on a 3-pointer by Ervin for a 43-40 edge at the 17:16 mark.

TSU went up by as many as seven points, 51-44, before Tech worked its way back. The Golden Eagles went up by five points at the 6:58 mark, 63-58, on a 3-pointer by Barnes. Tech still led by four, 65-61, after a layup by McKenzie with six minutes left.

A 3-pointer by Robinson and a layup by Houston got the visitors back on top, where they stayed until Barnes tied it in the final half-minute.

The Golden Eagles now face three OVC games in a five-day stretch, with road trips to Morehead State Tuesday and UT Martin Thursday, before coming back home Saturday to host Eastern Ketntucky on ESPNU.