MURRAY, Ky. — Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State, handing the last unbeaten team in Division I its first loss of the season.

"We had an amazing run, 23 wins in a row," Racers coach Steve Prohm said. "I'm sure we set a lot of records along the way, but now we've got to be totally locked in on winning a conference championship."

Isaiah Canaan had 31 points and six rebounds for Murray State (23-1, 11-1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Murray State had won the last eight meetings against Tennessee State (16-10, 9-4) dating to 2008-09.

Top 5 women

No. 5 Duke 71, at Boston College 62

Chelsea Gray scored 10 of Duke's last 12 points as the Blue Devils (20-3, 11-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) avoided a shocking upset against Boston College. BC (5-19, 0-11) closed to 61-60 before Gray took over.

Other women

At BYU 70, No. 19 Gonzaga 40

Kim Parker had 16 points and Brigham Young scored 20 straight in the second half to hand the Bulldogs their worst conference loss in a decade.

Jennifer Hamson added 14 points for the Cougars (22-4, 10-2 West Coast).

Kayla Standish scored 12 points to lead Gonzaga (21-4, 10-2) but missed her first 10 shots. Gonzaga shot 22 percent from the floor.