BOX SCORE
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Freshman forward
Tyzhaun Claude was a bright spot, scoring a career high 20 points, but Morehead State's men's basketball squad fell 71-59 at Tennessee Tech Thursday.
The host Golden Eagles hit nine triples, while MSU was only able to can three as MSU fell to 9-11 overall and 3-4 in the OVC.
Seniors
Jordan Walker and
Djimon Henson also dotted double figures with 11 each.
MSU wraps up a four-game league road span on Saturday at Jacksonville State. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. ET.
KEY MOMENTS
- An 8-0 run by the Golden Eagles spurred them to a 10-4 lead after the Eagles led 4-2 early.
-TTU pushed ahead 25-12 with 8:48 left in the first half, but a 7-0 run was capped by a second-chance layup by sophomore forward
Jaden Stanley-Williams.
-Claude executed back-to-back dunks just before the second media timeout of the final half as the Eagles trailed 49-43 with 11:54 left.
- Claude's bucket with 6:01 left set the deficit at just 57-49, but that's as close as the Eagles were able to get.
KEY STATS
- Morehead State out-rebounded Tech 39-34.
- Junior guard Juice Thomas grabbed a team-best nine rebounds and also dished out six assists.
- The Eagles shot 44 percent for the game.
- MSU was 3-for-15 outside the arc.
- Jr. Clay led Tech with 18 points.
QUOTING COACH SPRADLIN
"It was just an extremely disappointing night. We didn't execute many things correctly. We have to realize that just because you beat a team at home, especially in this league, you have to be ready. You aren't going to just go in and win without putting in the effort."
