Huntington, W. Va. (AP) — Iran Bennett had career highs of 21 points and 16 rebounds, Taevion Kinsey added 19 points, and Marshall defeated Eastern Kentucky 90-72 on Thursday night.
Marshall scored 54 points in the second half, making 7 of 14 3-pointers and shooting 53% after halftime.
Darius George and Mark Sarenac scored 11 points each for the Thundering Herd (5-6). Bennett’s 16 rebounds were double his previous high.
Tre King had 15 points for the Colonels (3-8), whose losing streak reached six games. Jomaru Brown had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Lachlan Anderson scored 13 points.
Eastern Kentucky has a home game against Charleston Southern on Saturday. Marshall plays at Northern Iowa on Sunday.

Marshall box
MARSHALL 93, E. KENTUCKY 69
E. KENTUCKY (3-8)
Brown 6-22 1-4 14, Hicks 1-3 3-8 5, T.Taylor 3-14 4-4 11, Moreno 3-8 1-2 8, T.King 5-9 5-6 15, Hobbs 0-1 0-0 0, Cruickshank 2-2 0-0 6, Anderson 3-4 6-8 13, Carmical 0-1 0-0 0, Balogun 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 20-32 72.
MARSHALL (5-6)
A.Taylor 3-7 0-0 8, West 2-7 3-4 7, Kinsey 7-12 3-4 19, Bennett 9-16 3-4 21, Sarenac 3-7 3-4 11, George 4-7 1-2 11, Brooks-Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Miladinovic 1-4 2-4 4, J.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Dillon 1-1 2-2 5, Beyers 1-3 0-0 2, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-69 17-24 90.
Halftime—Marshall 39-31. 3-Point Goals—E. Kentucky 6-21 (Cruickshank 2-2, Anderson 1-1, Moreno 1-3, Brown 1-5, T.Taylor 1-9, T.King 0-1), Marshall 9-26 (Kinsey 2-3, A.Taylor 2-3, George 2-5, Sarenac 2-5, Dillon 1-1, Beyers 0-2, Brooks-Harris 0-2, J.Williams 0-2, West 0-3). Fouled Out—T.King, Brooks-Harris. Rebounds—E. Kentucky 37 (Brown 10), Marshall 49 (Bennett 16). Assists—E. Kentucky 7 (Brown 3), Marshall 16 (A.Taylor 5). Total Fouls—E. Kentucky 22, Marshall 19. A—5,057 (9,048).