By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- It's a Saturday matinee for the Morehead State men's basketball squad. The Eagles host Tennessee Tech at Johnson Arena at 4:15 p.m. ET.
Unlike Thursday's national TV game, this contest will be streamed live on the OVC Digital Network, and fans can also hear the broadcast on WIVY-96.3 FM.
In a back-and-forth battle with Jacksonville State Thursday, MSU ultimately dropped a 58-57 decision. Despite being 1-6 in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Eagles have dropped all six games by less than 10 points. That includes a 69-67 setback at TTU on Dec. 28 where the Golden Eagles won on a last-second put-back bucket in Tennessee.
TTU enters the game at 13-7 overall and 5-2 in the league following a 70-67 victory at Eastern Kentucky Thursday.
GAME NOTES
THE TENNESSEE TECH SERIES
Morehead State holds an 83-66 advantage over Tennessee Tech. Overall, the Eagles have claimed six of the last eight meetings and have won 10 of the last 11 times the teams have played a regular-season contest in Johnson Arena since 2006-07.
THREE-POINT STREAK CONTINUES
Morehead State has made at least one three-pointer in 361 consecutive games, dating back to Feb. 13, 2007 when the Eagles had an 0-for-17 day versus Jacksonville State.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES ... BECOMING THE NORM FOR HARRIS
Junior forward
Lamontray Harris enters today's game with three straight double-double performances. In those games, Harris averaged 16 points and 10.7 boards. Since the start of OVC play, Harris has upped his production to 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per outing while hitting 50 percent from the field.
TAKING THE FREE ONESMorehead State shot 83 percent (29-of-35) from the free throw line in the last two games. Overall, in conference games, the Eagles rank third in the OVC hitting 74 percent at the stripe.
FINISHED WITH THOSE BIRDS
The way the OVC schedule worked out this season, Morehead State has already played Jacksonville State twice and will be facing Tech for the second time this season. That's before the Eagles have faced Tennessee State, Belmont and Eastern Kentucky (league teams they face twice) once. The Eagles have also not met up with Murray State or Austin Peay yet but will next weekend.
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AIR JORDAN
Sophomore guard
Jordan Walker once made 26 straight free throws this season, not misfiring in a month-long span from Nov. 30-Dec. 30. He is one of the OVC's top 10 most accurate free throw shooters at 82 percent and has a career accuracy of 81 percent.
