Morehead State Eagles at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 77
78 - 77
Morehead State slips past Eastern Kentucky, 78-77
The win cements Morehead State as the No. 5 seed into the conference tournament. They will play Austin Peay Thursday at 1 p.m. in Evansville, Ind.
Eastern Kentucky is one of four teams tied for the No. 7 seed, with the top eight teams advancing to the tournament.
Jomaru Brown's jumper with 1:19 left put the Colonels up by 3, 77-74, but James Baker answered with a jumper with just under a minute left to make it a one-point deficit and Green put the Eagles in front for good. Nick Mayo missed a jumper for the lead with :06 left.
A.J. Hicks scored 21 points to lead Morehead State (12-19, 8-10).
Brown had 31 points and Mayo added another 27 for Eastern Kentucky (13-18, 8-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Morehead State Timeout | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eastern Kentucky Timeout | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Eastern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | A.J. Hicks missed Free Throw. | 78 - 77 |
Statistics
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| 27-55 | FG | 27-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-18 | FT | 12-13 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 3,226 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 3,226 | 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 |
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 | 3 | 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 |


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