1 | 2 | T | |
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TNST | 39 | 24 | 63 |
MORE | 37 | 29 | 66 |
Morehead St. holds off Tennessee St. for 66-63 win
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- James Baker scored 21 points with nine rebounds and three blocks and Morehead State survived Tennessee State 66-63 on Saturday.
Jordan Walker made 1 of 2 foul shots with nine seconds left for a 66-63 lead before Michael Littlejohn missed a 3-point attempt with three seconds left. LJ Bryan made 1 of 2 free throws for the Eagles (13-16, 7-9 Ohio Valley Conference) to end a tie at 55 and they never trailed again. Tennessee State led 39-37 at halftime.
Djimon Henson scored 14 and Talon Cooper 11 for Moorehead State, who finished 24-of-48 shooting despite missing 12 of 18 3s. Moorehead State also missed nine of 21 foul shots, but Tennessee State (16-13, 8-8) went to the foul line just three times making just one.
Wesley Harris paced the Tigers with 20 points and Michael Littlejohn and Emmanuel Egbuta scored 13 apiece.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Barry Mathis
- Romonte Dishman
- Connor Mooney
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 |