By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. — Morehead State Men’s Basketball has had resounding success playing in front of the home crowd at Johnson Arena lately. They’ve also had resounding success playing against Ohio Valley Conference competition. Combine those two for Wednesday night as the Eagles look for their 14th consecutive home win and to start league play 1-0. Eastern Illinois visits for a 7 p.m. ET contest following the women’s game.
A win over Eastern Illinois would signify an entire calendar year of winning all home games. The last time MSU won all its home games in one calendar year was 2010. Morehead State’s program record for consecutive home wins is 23, occuring over the 2009-10 and 2010-11 campaigns.
The game action can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM) with Chuck Mraz and Drew Barnette. It’s also available on MSUEagles.com as well as network partner WGOH 100.9 FM/1370 AM. The game will also air live on ESPN+ with Jared Stracy and Dean Hardin.
2021-22 RECORDS
MOR: 8-5 (0-0 OVC) | EIU: 2-11 (0-0 OVC)
SERIES RECORDRecord vs. EIU: 17-26First Meeting: 12/14/81 MSU won 79-77 at MSULast Meeting: 1/14/21 MSU won 87-61 at EIUStreak: MSU, 1 gamesRecord in Charleston, Ill..: 6-15Record in Morehead: 11-11Neutral Record: 0-0
NOTABLE• The Eagles tied for the program’s most non-conference victories (8) since 2014-15. The most non-conference wins in a modern-era season was 11 in 1990-91
• In its five home games in 2021-22, Morehead State owns a +20.6 scoring margin and a +13.6 rebound margin. Opponents also only managed to hit 38 percent against MSU at Johnson Arena so far this season.
• Morehead State ranks a close second to Belmont (0.2 margin) in the OVC in terms of three-pointers made per game. The Eagles have swished double-digit triples five times, including four of the last five games, and MSU has made at least five three-pointers in every game this winter.
• Johni Broome ranks third in the nation in double-doubles with eight and now has 21 double-doubles in his career (in 43 games). Broome has a double-double in four consecutive games entering OVC play.
• Johni Broome ranks sixth in the nation in blocked shots, rejecting 41 shots on the season.
• Johni Broome surpassed 400 career rebounds at IUPUI. Broome reached the 400-mark in 43 career games, now with 405. Comparing, all-time rebound leader Kenneth Faried grabbed 391 boards in his first 43 collegiate games.
• Grad transfer Tray Hollowell has hit at least one three-pointer in all 13 games in 2021-22 and owns a string of 20 consecutive games with at least one three-ball made since last season at Wofford. In his past 37 college games, Hollowell has only not made a three-pointer in two of them.
• Tray Hollowell was named this week’s OVC Newcomer of the Week for his 17-point effort in a win at IUPUI. It’s the program’s second league weekly award in 2021-22 after Johni Broome was crowned Player of the Week on Dec. 6.
• Tray Hollowell enters the game with 955 career collegiate points, including 799 in four seasons at Wofford. Currently there are 34 former MSU players who have registered 1,000 points while suiting up as an Eagle.
• Wright State transfer Jaylon Hall had a career-game at IUPUI. He hit a career-best four three-pointers, dished out a career-high three assists and set his personal high-water scoring mark with 15 points.