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MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State men's basketball (6-11, 2-2 Ohio Valley Conference) hosts Tennessee State (12-5, 3-1) on Saturday night at 7:45 p.m. ET in the final game of their four-game homestand.
The Eagles are looking to bounce back from a tough 84-78 loss to Belmont on Thursday night. Prior to the loss, Morehead State had won two straight games against Eastern Illinois and SIU Edwardsville.
One bright spot in the loss was that five players scored in double figures, led by senior guard
Xavier Moon's 18 points. Sophomore forward Lamontray Harris added 17, senior forward
DeJuan Marrero and senior forward
Ronnye Beamon each finished with 14, while junior guard
Miguel Dicent added 13.
Moon also added a team-high seven assists and four rebounds, while Harris had a team-high six rebounds and Dicent shot 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.
Moon continues to do a little bit of everything for the Eagles. In the last seven DI games, he is averaging 20.4 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.3 rebounds. He ranks seventh in the OVC with 15.6 points, second in FT% (.885), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6), fifth in minutes (33.9), sixth in assists (4.5), and 11th in steals (1.3). His .909 free throw percentage ranks 31st in the country.
He matched a career-high with 25 points, while adding nine assists and six rebounds in the win over EIU. He finished 12-14 from the free throw stripe. He had 16 points, eight assists, and five rebounds vs. SIUE.
With 81.4 points per game, the Eagles lead the OVC and rank 40th in the country. Their field goal percentage (.466) ranks fourth in the OVC and 91st in the country and their three-point field goal percentage (.373) ranks third in the OVC and 92nd in the country.
They have scored 100-plus points in three of their six wins. In their wins, they are averaging 97.3 points and in their losses they are averaging 72.7.
The Eagles are giving up 78.6 points per game, which ranks 11th in the OVC. They limited EIU to 39 percent shooting and SIUE to 40 percent shooting, both wins, before allowing Belmont to shoot 53 percent.
Morehead State leads the all-time series versus TSU, 36-31. Last season, they split their season series with both teams winning at home. The Eagles have not lost to TSU at home since they fell, 70-68, on Feb. 27, 2014.
Tickets are still available for the game on Saturday night. It will air live on the OVC Digital Network and Chuck Mraz and Jason Blanton will have the call on the Eagles Sports Network.
