MOREHEAD, Ky. — The Morehead State men’s basketball team is in first place in the Ohio Valley Conference halfway through the league schedule. The first matchup of the second half will take place Saturday when SIUE visits Johnson Arena for a 3 p.m. ET contest.
Morehead State will look for the program’s second-ever regular-season sweep over SIUE after defeating the Cougars on their home floor just a week ago, 67-58. The Eagles are 8-2 against SIUE at home all time.
As part of the Coaches vs. Cancer week, Morehead State’s staff will be wearing suits and sneakers to promote cancer research. It’s also alumni day with the MSU Alumni Association hosting activities prior to the game.
The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM) with Chuck Mraz and Drew Barnette. 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 Jared Stacy and Dean Hardin call the game.
2022-23 RECORDS
MSU: 13-9/6-3 OVC | SIUE: 14-8/5-4 OVC
SERIES RECORD
Record vs. SIUE: 14-5
First Meeting: 1/19/10 MSU won 66-46 at MSU
Last Meeting: 1/19/23 MSU won 67-58 at SIUE
Streak: MSU, 1 game
Record in Edwardsville, Ill.: 5-3
Record in Morehead: 8-2
Neutral Record: 1-0
NOTABLE
• Morehead State is on its first three-game winning streak of the season and in a five-way tie for first place in the OVC. During the three-game success run, MSU has: hit 51 percent overall, 46 percent from three-point range, out-rebounded opponents by +7 per game, averaged 14 assists and averaged 3.6 blocks per game.
• When Morehead State scores 70+ points, the Eagles are now 39-6 in the last three seasons.
• Morehead State sports an 87 percent success rate in winning home games in the past three seasons. The Eagles are 33-5 in Johnson Arena since then.
• Mark Freeman scored 25 points in the win over Little Rock. He is one of two OVC players (along with SEMO’s Phillip Russell) to have three 25+ point outputs during league play.
• Alex Gross is one of just 12 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 1,300+ career rebounds in college (Gross’ first four seasons were in NAIA). His career college totals stand at 2,285 points and 1,384 career rebounds.
• Alex Gross ranks first in the OVC in blocked shots with 37. Gross has eight blocked shots in his last two games.
• Drew Thelwell has reached 10+ points now in 10 straight games. During that span, he’s hit more than 50 percent from the field, averaging 12.5 points.
• Drew Thelwell hit 60 percent (9-of-15) from three-point range in the past four games.
• Kalil Thomas recorded his first career double-double in the first game at SIUE with 11 points (all in the first half) and 10 rebounds.
• After going nine straight without a double figure scoring effort, Branden Maughmer has now scored 10+ in four of the last five games.
• Morehead State only allows 29.2 rebounds to OVC opponents.
• The Eagles rank first in the conference in assists (15.2) against league opponents.
• Among the 8 Division I men’s basketball programs in Kentucky, Morehead State ranks first in wins in the last three seasons – 59.
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