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Holiday Hoops: Eagle Men Host Alice Lloyd Wednesday for Final Non-Conference Tilt

December 19, 2022
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Holiday Hoops: Eagle Men Host Alice Lloyd Wednesday for Final Non-Conference Tilt

12/19/2022 1:27:00 PM

By: By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations

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MOREHEAD, Ky. — It’s holiday hoops time at Morehead State. The Eagle men’s team has its final tune-up before conference play begins when the Eagles host Alice Lloyd (Ky.) at Noon ET Wednesday on FamilyLeisure.com Court in Johnson Arena.

 The Eagles face head coach Preston Spradlin’s alma mater. The Eagles and ALC Eagles have faced off five times in history (in the regular season) with MSU winning all five. The average margin of victory for MSU against ALC in the series is 96.5-50.0.

The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM) with Chuck Mraz. It is also available on MSUEagles.com as well as network partner WGOH 100.9 FM/1370 AM. The game will also air live on ESPN+ as Dean Hardin and Jared Stacy describe the action.

2022-23 RECORDS
MSU: 6-6 | ALC: 7-6 (*plays at WVU-Tech Monday night)

SERIES RECORD

Record vs. Alice Lloyd: 5-0

First Meeting: 11/26/07 MSU won 85-51 at MSU

Last Meeting: 12/18/21 MSU won 87-47 at MSU

Streak: MSU, 5 games

Record vs. ALC in Pippa Passes, Ky.: 0-0

Record vs. ALC in Morehead: 5-0

Neutral Record: 0-0

NOTABLE
• Morehead State is 40-8 at home since the 2019-20 season, an 83 percent success rate.

• In the Eagles’ six home games they boast: a +26.3 scoring margin, .488 FG percentage, +12.8 rebound margin, 19.0 assists/game and 5.3 blocks/game.

• Morehead State did not hit a field goal in the final 9:35 at Georgia Southern Wednesday but still won the game 74-71, thanks to hitting 21 free throws in that final 10-minute span. MSU hit 27 overall free throws, the most since Feb. 22, 2021 when MSU nailed 31 free tosses in an 89-81 overtime home win over Belmont. In the past two games, MSU has made it to the line 63 times and made 48 (.761).

• Jake Wolfe is 16-of-20 (.800) from the free throw line in the past two games. Prior to the GSU game, Wolfe was just 9-for-13 in the first 10 games.

• Alex Gross is one of just eight current players on Division I teams to score 2,000+ career points in college. He is the ONLY current player in Division I to record 2,000+ points AND 1,200+ career rebounds in college (Gross’ first four seasons were in NAIA). His career college totals stand at 2,168 points and 1,307 career rebounds.

•  Morehead State has the rare opportunity to potentially have four 1,000+ point college scorers on the same team this year. Alex Gross(2,168) and Branden Maughmer (1,805) already have surpassed 1,000. Mark Freeman has 942 and Jalen Hawkins is at 845.

• Alex Gross has at least one blocked shot in seven consecutive games and has 1+ blocks in all but one game this season.

• Mark Freeman now has 42 career double-figure scoring games in his time at Tennessee State, Illinois State and Morehead State. He has appeared in 10 games this year with seven double-figure scoring efforts.

• Alex Gross leads the OVC in field goal percentage, hitting 63 percent. It’s his third consecutive season shooting at a 60 percent rate or higher.

• Kalil Thomas equaled his college career high with 21 points at Georgia Southern. He hit 8-of-9 overall and four three-pointers. Thomas also had 21 against Kentucky State this year and 21 versus Binghamton when he was at UMass-Lowell.

• The Eagles rank first or second in the Ohio Valley Conference in seven NCAA stats categories (blocks, FT%, FTs made, rebound margin, rebounds/game, defensive rebounds, scoring defense, 3-pt% defense).

• Head coach Preston Spradlin needs two wins to become the sixth head coach in program history to lead his teams to 100+ wins. If the Eagles defeat Mercer, Spradlin will get the chance to coach his 100th victory against his alma mater, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) on Dec. 21.

• Among the 8 Division I men’s basketball programs in Kentucky, Morehead State continues to rank first in wins in the last three seasons – 52.

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