Brown leads Murray St. swarm in dismantling Morehead St.
MURRAY, Ky. -- Tevin Brown had 15 points to lead five Murray State players in double figures and the Racers won their 13th consecutive home game, beating Morehead State 85-57 on Saturday.
Murray State (19-7, 12-2 Ohio Valley Conference) maintained pace with Austin Peay atop the conference standings. The Governors (18-9, 12-2) beat the Racers Thursday night.
The Eagles were no match on Saturday. Murray State led from the start and never trailed. KJ Williams and Jaiveon Eaves added 13 points apiece for the Racers and Chico Carter Jr. and Devin Gilmore 11 each.
Tyzhaun Claude had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles (12-15, 6-8) and Djimon Henson 11
Murray State plays Eastern Illinois on the road on Thursday. Morehead State plays Belmont at home on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Belmont | 18-2 | - | 24-3 |
Morehead State | 17-3 | 1 | 20-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 15-5 | 3 | 21-6 |
Jacksonville State | 13-6 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
Austin Peay | 10-10 | 8 | 14-12 |
Murray State | 10-10 | 8 | 13-12 |
Southeast Missouri State | 9-11 | 9 | 11-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 7-12 | 10.5 | 9-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 6-14 | 12 | 9-18 |
UT Martin | 6-14 | 12 | 8-16 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-15 | 13 | 5-22 |
Tennessee State | 3-17 | 15 | 4-19 |