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MOREHEAD, Ky. - Senior forward
DeJuan Marrero recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds for his third straight double-double, but Morehead State men's basketball fell to East Tennessee State, 78-68, at Johnson Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The loss marks the eighth straight for the Eagles and their record falls to 2-8. ETSU improves to 9-2 on the year.
"You have to give them credit, that's a very good East Tennessee State team. We fought in the second half and I think we did the things we needed to do to come back and fight and scrap and claw. But, just like we did at Eastern Washington, we came out a little flat and were forced to play from behind," said interim head coach
Preston Spradlin.
The Eagles trailed by as many as 23 points, but twice in the second half battled back from 20 points down to trim the ETSU lead to single digits.
Morehead State had the ball down eight at 76-68 with 1:54 to go, but junior guard
Miguel Dicent's three-point attempt rimmed in and out and they did not score the rest of the way.
The Eagles shot just 32 percent from the floor and 5-of-20 from three-point range, while East Tennessee State shot 50 percent and 10-of-19 from beyond the arc.
After being outrebounded, 21-19, in the first half, Morehead State beat the Bucs on the glass, 25-15 in the second stanza. Overall, they outrebounded ETSU, 44-36, and had 19 second chance points to their six.
Senior guard
Xavier Moon led the way with 19 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals, but shot just 8-of-21 and 1-of-6 from three-point range. He played all 40 minutes.
With 19 points today, the Goodwater, Ala., native surpassed the 500-point plateau in just 47 games.
Marrero now has double-doubles in his last three games and five on the season. He shot 8-of-18 from the floor and also added three blocks.
Morehead State remains home to host Central Arkansas on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. ET.