Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 61
50 - 61
Morehead State downs Eastern Kentucky 61-50 to sweep series
DeJuan Marrero scored 13 points, Malik Maitland added 11 off the bench and the Eagles (13-11, 7-5 Ohio Valley) made 23 of 60 from the field (38.3 percent), 13 of 16 free throws and just 2 of 13 from long distance.
Nick Mayo led Eastern Kentucky (14-13, 5-7) with 15 points, Jaylen Babb-Harrison added 11 and JaVontae Hawkins had 10.
Morehead State led 24-18 at halftime behind Corban Collins' eight points and pulled further ahead early in the second half on an 8-2 run in which Elechi scored four points.
Marrero capped a 9-1 run with a jumper and the Eagles led by 15, 53-38, with 3:05 left and the Colonels got no closer than 10 the rest of the way.
Morehead State also beat Eastern Kentucky 70-67 on Jan. 30.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:06 | JaVontae Hawkins made Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Anthony Elechi made Dunk. | 47 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Anthony Elechi Offensive Rebound. | 47 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Lyonell Gaines missed Layup. | 47 - 59 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 MORE |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-37 | FG | 23-60 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 6-11 | FT | 13-16 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Ellis T. Johnson Arena
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 4,214 | Capacity:
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 4,214 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |