Marshall Thundering Herd at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 86
Morehead State rallies to beat Marshall 86-83
Morehead State's Ajdin Penava tied it at 58 with a free throw with 9:09 left after the Thundering Herd went scoreless for nearly two-and-a-half minutes. Lamontray Harris' layup and two free throws gave the Eagles a 70-67 lead at 4:58. Marshall's C.J. Burks' hit two free throws to make it a 2-point game with 1:06 left, but Malek Green replied with a dunk and Marshall got no closer than three the rest of the way.
Harris and Jordan Walker scored 14 apiece for the Eagles (1-2), Djimon Henson added 12 and Londell King had 10 to go along with 10 rebounds. Harris grabbed nine rebounds and the Eagles outrebounded Marshall 50-27, scoring 17 second-chance points.
After four lead changes and five ties, Dani Koljanin's layup put Marshall up 35-33, and sparked an 8-0 run. The Thundering Herd led 42-37 at halftime behind 13 points from Jon Elmore and 10 from Penava and made 12 of 15 free throws.
Elmore scored 27 points with nine assists, Penava had a career-high 21 points with 10 rebounds and Burks scored 11 for Marshall (2-1).
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Marshall Timeout | 83 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jon Elmore made Layup. | 83 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Djimon Henson made Free Throw. | 81 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Djimon Henson made Free Throw. | 81 - 85 |
Statistics
 MRSH |
 MORE |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 30-65 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 22-30 | FT | 19-24 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fouls | 26 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 3,857 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
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 |