Morehead State edges IUPUI to end 3-game skid
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Lamontray Harris scored 20 points, Jordan Walker added 16 and Morehead State beat IUPUI 74-70 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Malek Green added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles (4-8).
IUPUI tied the game for the final time on an Evan Hall dunk with two minutes left but then went 1 of 8, including six misses from the arc. Walker drove through the middle for a bucket for the lead, A.J. Hicks made a steal that Green turned into a basket on a baseline drive as the shot clock was winding down and Walker added two free throws with seven seconds left.
IUPUI trailed by 15 before closing the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half by outscoring Morehead State 21-5, finishing with a dunk by Elyjah Goss at the buzzer to lead 37-36.
Camron Justice scored 20 points, his ninth game this season of at least 20 for IUPUI (8-5).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Blake Harris
- Shane Staggs
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 3-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Milwaukee | 2-0 | 0.5 | 9-4 |
| Northern Kentucky | 2-0 | 0.5 | 7-6 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 2-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| Cleveland State | 2-1 | 1 | 8-6 |
| Wright State | 1-2 | 2 | 7-7 |
| Oakland | 1-2 | 2 | 4-7 |
| Detroit Mercy | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| IU Indianapolis | 1-2 | 2 | 5-9 |
| Robert Morris | 0-2 | 2.5 | 8-5 |
| Green Bay | 0-3 | 3 | 2-12 |
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Little Rock | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Western Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Southern Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Lindenwood | 1-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
| Tennessee Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| UT Martin | 1-1 | 1 | 5-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-8 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-2 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Tennessee State | 0-2 | 2 | 4-9 |
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