Tennessee State Tigers at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 72
57 - 72
Morehead State powers through Tennessee State, 72-57
Brent Arrington finished with 13 points, and Anthony Elechi and Angelo Warner both added eight off the bench for the Eagles (11-14, 6-4 Ohio Valley).
Morehead State shot 53 percent from the field, including hitting 10 3-pointers, while holding Tennessee State to 36 percent. The Eagles also won the rebounding battle 34-30, and are plus-66 in rebounding margin over their last 10 games. Morehead State has led the OVC in rebounding each of the past six seasons.
The Eagles opened on a 16-6 run and never trailed, pushing their lead as high as 16 in the second half.
Christian Mekowulu scored 20 points to lead the Tigers (5-19, 2-7), who have lost six of eight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus Roper made Layup. | 57 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marcus Roper Offensive Rebound. | 55 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Miguel Dicent Block. | 55 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Marcus Roper missed Layup. | 55 - 72 |
Statistics
 TNST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-56 | FG | 28-53 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 13-16 | FT | 6-9 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Ellis T. Johnson Arena
Location: Morehead, KY
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Location: Morehead, KY
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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 |