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Morehead State Eagles at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Morehead State Eagles
5-5, 1-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 61
Illinois State Redbirds
4-5, 4-1 Home

Copeland, Horne carry Illinois St. past Morehead St. 61-50

Keith Fisher III added 10 points and nine rebounds for Illinois State (4-5).

The Redbirds led 31-28 early in the second half before scoring the next seven points to start a 21-6 run. Leading 52-34 with 8 minutes to go, Illinois State cruised to the finish.

Justin Thomas had a team-high eight points and added six rebounds for the Eagles (5-5). Jordan Walker and James Baker, Morehead State's two leading scorers, combined to score nine points.

Illinois State plays at Northern Kentucky on Dec. 15. Morehead State plays at Marshall on Dec. 16.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 44 - 57
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 50 - 61
2nd 0:02 Morehead State Defensive Rebound. 50 - 61
2nd 0:02 Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper. 50 - 61
2nd 0:02 Hank Beard Offensive Rebound. 50 - 61

Statistics

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19-57 FG 20-57
33 Field Goal % 35
7-24 3PT 7-20
29 Three Point % 35
5-7 FT 14-23
71 Free Throw % 61
44 Rebounds 40
9 Offensive Rebounds 9
35 Defensive Rebounds 31
9 Assists 8
4 Steals 5
2 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Off Turnovers 14
6 Fast Break Points 10
20 Points in Paint 22
20 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,634 | 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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings