MBB Opens Three-Game Road Trip at Tennessee Tech

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Morehead State men's basketball team opens a three-game Ohio Valley Conference road trip on Thursday at Tennessee Tech.  Tip-off from the Eblen Center is set for 7 p.m. ET.  The stretch also includes a Saturday contest at Jacksonville State and Jan. 28 visit to Austin Peay.

The Eagles are 7-13 overall, 2-3 in league play and 3-7 on the road.  The Golden Eagles are 9-10 overall, 1-5 in conference action and 7-2 at home.  MSU is coming off a 65-62 setback to OVC-leader Eastern Illinois on Saturday.  TTU suffered a 65-61 defeat at Southeast Missouri in its last contest the same day.

Morehead State, which defeated Tennessee Tech twice last year, owns a 78-64 edge in the all-time series.  Angelo Warner led the Eagles with 23 points and six rebounds in last season's 76-61 OVC Tournament quarterfinal victory over the Golden Eagles.


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Tennessee Tech will webcast the game live and free of charge on OVCDigitalNetwork.com.  The contest will also be broadcast on the Eagle Sports Network, with Chuck Mraz calling all the action.  The radio network includes WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead, WGOH-100.9 FM in Grayson, WCBJ-103.7 in Campton, WLGC-1520 AM in Ashland/Greenup, MSUEagles.com (computers), m.Morehead.EZStream.com (mobile devices) and the Eagle Empire App.


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Ten notes heading into the contest:

MSU LEADERS AGAINST EIU
Senior Billy Reader and junior Brent Arrington led Morehead State with 16 points apiece on Saturday against Eastern Illinois.  Reader made 8-of-13 from the field, while Arrington drilled 6-of-10.  Senior Karam Mashour chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals, while sophomore Corban Collins netted 12 points.

A TRULY INCREDIBLE STREAK
Senior Angelo Warner recorded eight rebounds and six assists in 33 minutes against Eastern Illinois, but failed to score for the first time since Feb. 8, 2012.  Morehead State's leading scorer had previously reached the points column in 89 consecutive games.  He was playing in his 116th career game on Saturday.

WINNING ON THE STAT SHEET
In the Ohio Valley Conference setback to Eastern Illinois, Morehead State had scoring advantages of 36-26 in the paint, 15-7 off turnovers and 15-4 on the fast break.  The Eagles recorded a 32-29 upper hand in rebounds, 10-3 advantage in offensive boards, 17-14 edge in assists and 10-5 positive margin in steals.

WHEN I PASS, YOU SHOULD SCORE
Senior Kareem Storey places fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 4.7 assists per contest and seventh with 1.7 assists-per-turnover.  The guard has registered five assists in 23 of 49 games at Morehead State.  He is averaging 7.5 points this season on 83 percent (33-of-40) from the foul line.

THE ONLY FOURTH-YEAR PLAYER
Angelo Warner, the only fourth-year player at Morehead State, has tallied 1,363 points (11.8 pg) and 3,210 minutes (28.7 pg) in 116 collegiate games.  The guard has reached 10 points 73 times and 20 points on 15 occasions.  He needs more 20 points to move into 16th in school history.

A 28-POINT LEAGUE VICTORY
Morehead State posted a 91-63 win over SIU Edwardsville last Thursday.  The 28-point victory was MSU's largest in 36 league games under Head Coach Sean Woods.

THE DOUBLE-DOUBLE MAN
Karam Mashour posted his second Division I double-double with a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds versus SIU Edwardsville.  The forward notched his first career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds on Jan. 8 at Southeast Missouri.

REBOUNDING IS WHAT WE DO
Morehead State has led the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding margin six straight seasons (2008-14), paced the league in rebounds five of the last six years and had the conference's top individual four of the past six seasons.  MSU ranks second in the OVC in both rebounding margin (+4.3) and boards per game (36.5).

A REALLY GRUELING SLATE
Morehead State traveled 12,355 miles (9,835 via plane and 2,520 via bus) and played in eight states during the non-conference portion of its 2014-15 schedule.  Eight of MSU's first 15 contests were on the road, while two others were on a neutral floor.

A STREAK TO BE PROUD OF
Morehead State has finished Ohio Valley Conference play .500-or-better in each of the last seven seasons.  MSU's last sub-.500 OVC campaign came in 2006-07.  The Eagles own a 20-17 record (.541) in league contests under Head Coach Sean Woods.