Morehead State Eagles at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
85 - 77
85 - 77
Morehead St. holds off Eastern Illinois 85-77
Eastern Illinois (4-10, 1-2) gave up its lead with 6:37 to go, but kept the score close (70-67) with less than three minutes to play. Kareem Storey made four straight free throws and Morehead State got all 12 of its points in the final two minutes from the line. Storey was a perfect 12 of 12 on free throws and finished with 14 points.
Reggie Smith scored 20 points for the Panthers and Chris Olivier added 19. Eastern Illinois finished 17 of 25 on free throws after going 1 of 2 in the first half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Drew Kelly Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Drew Kelly Block. | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Sherman Blanford missed Layup. | 85 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Josh Piper Offensive Rebound. | 85 - 77 |
Statistics
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| 25-59 | FG | 28-65 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 1-12 | 3PT | 4-18 |
| 8 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 34-47 | FT | 17-25 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Assists | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fouls | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 412 | Capacity:
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 412 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |


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