By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The road hasn't been the easiest route for the Morehead State men's basketball team in 2019-20, but home has been a much friendlier place, and that's where the Eagles will be Thursday night when Southeast Missouri visits.
Game time is 7 p.m. ET and fans can also see the contest live on ESPN+ and hear it live on WIVY-96.3 FM and MSUEagles.com. Hott Heads Salon is the presenting sponsor.
Morehead State is 8-2 at Johnson Arena this season and owns a +12.5 scoring margin over its 10 foes. The Eagles also only allow opponents to hit 38 percent on their home floor. The Redhawks, meanwhile, are just 4-17 overall and 0-8 in the OVC. They did take front-runner Murray State to overtime and lost by just two to Eastern Illinois last time out.
GAME NOTES
• Morehead State leads the series with Southeast Missouri 30-19.
• Since the 2007-08, the Eagles are 7-1 at home against Southeast Missouri, and the Redhawks have only defeated the Eagles twice in Johnson Arena since the 2000-01 season.
• Senior guard
Jordan Walker now has 1,365 career points, needing only 18 more to surpass Kyle Umberger for No. 18 on Morehead State's all-time points list.
• Among
Jordan Walker's 70 career double-figure scoring games, 22 have been at least a 20-point game or higher. That's 30 percent of the time he reaches double figures.
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Tyzhaun Claude ranks ninth in the OVC in rebounding (6.7/game) but his average leads all freshmen in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Junior guard
Juice Thomas leads the OVC and ranks among the top 20 in the nation with 48 steals. He has 10 games in which he swiped three or more opponent miscues.
• Senior guard
Jordan Walker is the second player in program history with at least 1,300 career points, 200 assists, 100 steals and 175 three-pointers made, with the only other player accomplishing that being Ricky Minard.
• Freshman guard
Ta'lon Cooper leads Morehead State with a 79 percent free throw shooting accuracy. He also leads the team with a .447 three-point shooting clip.
• Morehead State ranks second in the OVC for fewest turnovers per game (12.7). However in the last two games, the Eagles gave the ball away an average of 17.5 times.
• Morehead State is the OVC's top team for blocked shots. MSU has 92 rejections. Junior forward
James Baker ranks third in the league with 1.3 swats per outing.
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Jordan Walker's 187 career three-pointers is the third highest total in program history.
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