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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Morehead State Men's Basketball fell behind 13-2 early on at IUPUI Tuesday night before rallying to make it a close contest. The Eagles, however, ultimately dropped a 67-61 decision at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
 
MSU fell to 1-3, while the Jaguars improved to 2-2.

"We came out flat tonight," said head coach Preston Spradlin. "Give IUPUI credit, they took us out of some things we tried to do. That's the difference with playing on the road. We did start executing and getting better shots, but we just couldn't string together enough stops on defense."
 
The Eagles shot 57 percent (13-of-23) in the second half after going to the locker room behind 32-25. MSU outpaced the host squad 36-35 in the second 20 minutes.
 
Junior forward Lamontray Harris paced the visitors with 15 points and five rebounds, while junior guard A.J. Hick netted 14. Sophomore guard Djimon Henson, playing in his hometown, registered 12 – with 10 in the first half.
 
IUPUI was paced by forward Aaron Brennan with 15 markers.
 
The Eagles finished at 43 percent (22-of-51) for the night, while both teams secured 31 rebounds.

"I give my guys off the bench credit. De'Von Cooper in particular played well. He didn't have big-time stats but he was scrappy on defense and played hard," said Spradlin.

Morehead State trimmed the Jaguar lead to 49-47 with 7:31 left and had it at 54-51 with 3:51 remaining, but IUPUI scored the next five to put it ultimately out of reach.
 
Morehead State remains on the road on Saturday at Virginia Tech. Tipoff is at 1 p.m. ET at Cassell Coliseum.