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Morehead St. survives E. Kentucky, heads to OVC championship | |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Devon Cooper scored 25 points and Johni Broome scored 17 points with 13 rebounds and No. 2 seed Morehead State beat third-seeded Eastern Kentucky 67-64 in an Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinal game on Friday night. The Eagles (22-7) play for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in the OVC championship against top-seeded Belmont. Wendell Green Jr. scored 29 points for Eastern Kentucky (22-7), Michael Moreno 14 and Curt Lewis 11. The Colonels ended their season winning seven of their last nine games. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | B. Knapper | 18.3 | |||
| Rebounds: | T. King | 6.2 | |||
| Assists: | W. Green Jr. | 5.0 | |||
| FG%: | T. King | 49.1% | |||
| FT%: | W. Green Jr. | 76.9% | |||
| 3P%: | M. Moreno | 45.7% | |||
| Steals: | J. Brown | 2.3 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Balogun | 1.2 | |||
| Ohio Valley Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Belmont | 18-2 | 26-4 |
| Morehead State | 17-3 | 23-8 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 15-5 | 22-7 |
| Jacksonville State | 13-6 | 18-9 |
| Austin Peay | 10-10 | 14-13 |
| Murray State | 10-10 | 13-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 9-11 | 11-16 |
| SIUE | 7-12 | 9-17 |
| Eastern Illinois | 6-14 | 9-18 |
| UT Martin | 6-14 | 8-16 |
| Tennessee Tech | 5-15 | 5-22 |
| Tennessee State | 3-17 | 4-19 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 81.8 (8) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 10.6 (122) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.9 (31) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.8% (123) | ||||
| FT%: | 70.6% (188) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.9% (76) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.7 (267) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 25.0 (205) | ||||
| Assists: | 15.2 (307) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.4% (219) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.5% (253) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.5% (107) | ||||
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