COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Southern Indiana broke open a halftime tie with a dominant second half to defeat Tennessee Tech 71-54 in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Eblen Center.

The Screaming Eagles outscored the Golden Eagles 44-27 after the break. Ismail Habib led Southern Indiana with 21 points and seven assists. Cardell Bailey added 17 points for the Screaming Eagles, who improved to 4-12.

JaJuan Nicholls scored 16 points for Tennessee Tech, which fell to 7-11. The Golden Eagles shot just 3 for 20 from three-point range and committed 12 turnovers. Southern Indiana capitalized with 15 points off those turnovers.

Attendance was 1,250.