By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
MOREHEAD, Ky. — The Morehead State men’s basketball team continues on the road this week, starting with a Tuesday night battle at Williams and Mary. The game against the Tribe concludes Morehead State’s play in the 2019 Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker.
The Eagles sit at 4-2 and are looking to snap a quick two-game losing skid. The Tribe, members of the Colonial Athletic Association, are also 4-2.
The game can be heard live on WIVY-96.3 FM and seen live on FloHoops (a pay service).
The Eagles have one more road contest scheduled this month before heading home, traveling to North Alabama for a Saturday matinee.
GAME NOTES
• MSU and William & Mary are meeting for the first time in their program’s histories.
• Morehead State leads the Ohio Valley Conference in total rebounds. The Eagles have secured 232 rebounds in their six games.
• MSU’s six opponents are only hitting 26 percent from three-point range. MSU ranks among the conference and national leaders in three-point percentage defense.
• Freshman forward Tyzhaun Claudehad 10 points and 11 rebounds at Missouri for his third career double-double. He leads the OVC in double-doubles.
• Junior guard Justin Thomas ranks second in the nation in total steals with 22 takeaways. Thomas has four games with at least five assists and three steals. He also had a career-best 11 rebounds at Butler.
• After being shut out in the blocked shot column for the first four games, junior forward James Baker has turned back four shots in the last two games. He led the Ohio Valley Conference in rejections in league games as a sophomore in 2018-19.
• Senior guard Jordan Walker is a career 77 percent free throw shooter. He has drained 248 career free tosses, needing just 23 more to climb into the top 15 in all-time charity toss makes in program history.
• MSU entered the game at Butler shooting just 57 percent as a team from the free throw line but nailed 13 of 17 free tosses for 77 percent.
• Since the 2008-09 season, Morehead State has put together five 20-win seasons and advanced to five national postseason events, including NCAA Tournaments twice.
• Morehead State has hit at least one three-pointer in 411 consecutive games. The last time the Eagles failed to drain one from distance was in 2007 against Jacksonville State.