Box Score HUNTINGTON, W. Va.- Javarius Jenkins and Khalen Pinkett each scored 12 points to lead Savannah State in a 66-47 loss to Marshall in a game played at the Henderson Center.

The crowd of 4,789 saw Jenkins also get six rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

After committing 33 turnovers in their season opener against Eastern Kentucky, the Tigers only made 12 against Marshall.

SSU trimmed a early three-point deficit to 9-8 after a pair of free throws by Jenkins but the Thundering Herd answered with eight unanswered points for a 17-8 advantage.

Marshall extended their lead to 11 with just over eight minutes remaining in the half.

Down 30-19 with 2:26 left, Jenkins drained a 3-pointer for the Tigers but Marshall's Austin Loop answered with a 3-pointer to give the Herd a 33-22 lead which they took into the half.

The Herd scored the first six points of the second period to stretch their lead to 39-22.

Jenkins hit a 3-pointer at the 17:51 mark to break the Tigers drought and Brian Pearson followed with a layup to cut Marshall's lead to 39-27.

Unfortunately, that would be as close SSU would get the rest of the evening as Marshall responded with a 14-6 spurt to give them a 53-33 lead with 9:15 remaining.

Back-to-back layups by Jamal Norman and Jenkins closed the Tigers gap to 53-37 but five straight points by Marshall opened up a 21-point lead for the Herd with 4:31 on the clock.

Pearson finished the contest with six points and a team-high seven rebounds for SSU (0-2). Terel Hall also had six points in a losing effort.

The Tigers shot 26.5 percent from the floor in the first half but improved to shot 40 percent in the second half and finished the contest with a 32.8 percent shooting average.

SSU was also cold from the free throw line and from 3-point range, shooting 18.8 percent and 13.3 percent respectively.

Marshall (2-0) was led by Shawn Smith's 19 points.

The Herd, who out-rebounded SSU 49 to 40, shot 42.9 percent from the floor and made 14 turnovers.