By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State men's basketball will look to make it winning weekend at Johnson Arena when the Eagles host Austin Peay Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET. Coming off a 78-72 victory over Eastern Kentucky, the Eagles can knock the Govs down some in the OVC standings with a win as the Govs claimed the first game in the season series earlier this year.
The game will air live on ESPN+ and WIVY-96.3 FM.
MSU (10-16/6-7 OVC) still holds onto the sixth spot in the OVC standings with the top eight teams heading to Evansville, Ind., for the tournament next month. The Govs (18-8/10-3) lost a narrow one to Murray State Thursday where they appeared to hit a bucket to send the game to overtime but replayed confirmed it was still in the shooter's hands when the lights went on for the final horn.
GAME NOTES
THE SERIES WITH THE GOVS
Morehead State leads the all-time series with Austin Peay 55-53, a series that began in 1963-64. The Eagles have won eight of the last 11 against the Govs and are 12-4 in the last 16 versus APSU since 2008-09. The Govs won this year's first meeting, 81-67, on Jan. 5.
WALKER NEARING THE 1K MARK
Junior guard
Jordan Walker is now just 12 points away from becoming the 34th member of Morehead State's 1,000 career points club. Walker would join teammate
Lamontray Harris, who eclipsed the 1,000 point threshold at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 1.
TRENDS AND TIDBITSJordan Walker has reached double-figures in points in 10 straight games and 17 of the last 18 games ... Walker has scored at least 18 points in five consecutive games ...
A.J. Hicks dished out 10 assists against Eastern Kentucky, his third double-digit assist game this year ...
James Baker has at least one blocked shot in 10 straight games and multiple rejections in six of those contests, including a career-best six swats against Eastern Kentucky ... Walker has 19 games this season with multiple assists.
BAKE ME A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
James Baker secured his first career double-double in the win over Eastern Kentucky Thursday, notching 14 points and tying for the team lead with 11 rebounds. He also blocked six shots.
3-POINT STREAK CONTINUES ON
Morehead State has hit at least one three-pointer in 398 consecutive games, dating back to 2007 when the Eagles were held without a made one from beyond the arc against Jacksonville State.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE
Lamontray Harris secured his ninth double-double of the season Thursday against Eastern Kentucky. He now has 17 double-doubles in his career and ranks fourth in that category among OVC players this season.
NOT UP IN HERE
Morehead State recorded a season-best 11 blocked shots against Eastern Kentucky. In fact, the Eagles have been swatting shots at a furious clip lately, averaging seven blocks per outing in the last three games.
BAKER BLOCKS BEST
Sophomore
James Baker has a team-best 36 blocked shots this season, ranking fifth in the conference in swatting opponent attempts. His figure is the 12th highest single-season total in program history.
CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESSIn the last nine games,
Jordan Walker is shooting 88 percent at the free throw line, nailing 43 of 49. As a team, Morehead State has been solid at the charity stripe in the last six games. The Eagles are shooting 80 percent there (100-of-124) and have averaged 21 attempts per game in that span.
AIR JORDAN
Junior guard
Jordan Walker scored 20 points or more for the 10th time this season in last Thursday's game with Tennessee State. That's the most 20+ point efforts in a year since 2014-15 when Angelo Warner finished with 10. It's the most since current Houston Rocket Kenneth Faried totaled 15 performances of 20 or more back in 2010-11.
TOP 10 HELPERSenior guard
A.J. Hicks has dished out at least one assist in all 55 games of his two-year career. Hicks ranks third in the OVC with 146 total assists (5.6 per game). He is now ranked ninth on the MSU single-season assist chart.
