Eagles host Tennessee Tech in pivotal OVC tilt on Thursday

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MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State men's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track when they host Tennessee Tech on Thursday night in a pivotal OVC match-up. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.

The Eagles enter the contest at 9-8 overall and 3-2 in the OVC. They are coming off of back-to-back overtime contests.

On Thursday night at SIUE, the Eagles won their first overtime game of the season, 70-67, after rallying back from a 17-point first half deficit. They followed that with an overtime loss at EIU on Saturday, 84-82. It marked the first time that the Eagles have played two consecutive overtime games since the 2012-13 season. On Feb. 20, 2013, they lost a double-overtime thriller vs. Murray State, 106-100, and followed that with an overtime loss to Oakland, 82-79.

Last year, the Eagles played in two overtime games, going 0-2 in losses at home against Oakland and at UT Martin.

Junior guard Corban Collins scored a career-high 28 points in the loss at EIU. He was 10-of-16 from the floor and set a season-high with five made three-pointers.

He leads MSU with 12.8 points, 3.5 assists and 33.1 minutes per game. His plus/minus is +100, which ranks second on the team and he has scored in double digits in 12 of 17 games. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.6 ranks second in the OVC.

The Eagles rank second in the OVC, shooting 38.4 percent from three-point range. They have the fewest three-point attempts, 279, in the league and are tied for seventh with 107 made threes. Collins leads MSU with 35 made three-pointers and is shooting 42.7 percent from deep, which ranks sixth in the OVC.

The Golden Eagles are 13-6 on the year and 5-1 in OVC play. They started the season off at 1-2, but are 12-4 since. Their lone OVC loss came at UT Martin, 96-90. The only common non-conference opponent with Morehead State is East Tennessee State, as TTU beat ETSU at home, 63-61. TTU leads the OVC in scoring margin (+6.7), free throw percentage (.752), and blocked shots (4.3).

They are led by senior guard Torrance Rowe, who averages a team-high 16.7 points, which ranks fourth in the OVC. He ranks third in the OVC with 47 made three-pointers and is shooting 36 percent from deep.

Morehead State leads the all-time series with TTU, 80-64. The Eagles have won three straight, including two wins a year ago. On Jan. 22 at TTU, the Eagles won, 78-74, as senior guard Brent Arrington recorded a career-high 24 points, while shooting 13-of-14 from the free throw line. He also added eight rebounds. At home on Feb. 26, MSU won, 86-73, as Arrington, Collins, and Elechi all finished in double figures. The two teams first met in 1950, as Morehead State won, 59-57.

The contest will air live on the OVC Digital Network. It will also be broadcast on the Eagle Sports Radio Network with Chuck Mraz and Jason Blanton calling all of the action. The radio network includes WIVY-96.3 FM and several affiliates throughout eastern Kentucky. A live audio stream can be found on MSUEagles.com and the Eagle Empire app.