Morehead State Eagles at Belmont Bruins
· OVC Championship presented by Kentucky Wild - Final
Broome, Morehead St. beat Belmont 86-71 in OVC title game
Skyelar Potter made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds for No. 2 seed Morehead State (23-7). DeVon Cooper scored 14 points and Ta'lon Cooper added 10.
The Eagles clinched their first berth in the NCAA tournament since 2011 and won their fifth OVC tourney title.
Nick Muszynski led Belmont (26-4) with 23 points, Luke Smith scored 15, and Grayson Murphy added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Broome score eight points in a 16-5 spurt that gave Morehead State, which never trailed, a 38-26 lead late in the first half and the Eagles led by double figures throughout the second.
The Bruins have won at least a share of three straight OVC regular season titles and won the conference tourney last season but, due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA tournament caused by the coronavirus pandemic, haven't appeared in the Big Dance since earning an at-large bid in 2017.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Morehead State Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:32 | JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | 86 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Tate Pierson Defensive Rebound. | 86 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Skyelar Potter missed Free Throw. | 86 - 71 |
Statistics
 MORE |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-61 | FG | 28-64 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 11-12 | FT | 5-8 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 678 | 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 | 7 | 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 | 23-12 |
| 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 |