1 | 2 | T | |
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MORE | 28 | 39 | 67 |
TNTC | 36 | 33 | 69 |
Phillips sends Tennessee Tech past Morehead St., 69-67
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Curtis Phillips Jr., scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and made the game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift Tennessee Tech to a 69-67 Ohio Valley Conference opening win against Morehead State Thursday night.
Phillips grabbed the offensive rebound when Kajon Mack missed a short-shot attempt near the rim with three seconds left. A.J. Hicks's layup with 32 seconds remaining tied it at 67.
Morehead State used an 11-3 run in the final 2:46 to knot the score. Phillips' bucket was just one of three field goals Tech got to fall in the last four minutes.
Mason Ramsey scored 14 points for Tennessee Tech (9-5), Mack finished with 13 and Aleksa Jugovic, 10. The Golden Eagles shot 28 of 54 (52 percent) but were outrebounded 41-29. Morehead State (4-8) grabbed 14 offensive rebounds.
Jordan Walker led the Eagles with 20 points, Londell King 15, Hicks, 11 an Lamontray Harris, 10.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mick Fieldbinder
- Todd Austin
- Eric Mims
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 14-4 | - | 26-9 |
UT Martin | 14-4 | - | 21-11 |
Little Rock | 14-4 | - | 21-13 |
Western Illinois | 13-5 | 1 | 21-12 |
Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-10 | 6 | 14-18 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 8-24 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-14 | 10 | 9-22 |
Lindenwood | 3-15 | 11 | 9-22 |