Men's Basketball Turns Back Transylvania for Second Straight Day, 81-55

BOX SCORE

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Despite a slow start and an early deficit, Morehead State basketball turned on the gas midway through the first half and kept it on in the final half as the Eagles toppled Transylvania (Ky.) 81-55 Thursday for its second win over the Pioneers in as many days.

Morehead State (3-4) shot 52 percent overall, including 57 percent in the second half, and wiped away a 12-2 deficit in the first six minutes to outscore the visitors 23-5 in the final eight minutes of the opening half.

Freshman forward Johni Broome led all players with his second career double-double (21 points, 10 rebounds) as four Eagles dotted double figures in the point column.

KEY MOMENTS

- Brandon Cromwell's three-pointer at 14:45 of the opening half propelled Transy to its biggest lead, 12-2.
- Senior forward James Baker, Jr., hit a bucket at the 5:29 mark to give his team a 24-22 lead, and the Eagles never relinquished that lead the rest of the night.
- From the 8:04 mark of the first period, MSU outscored TU 23-5. Junior guard Skyelar Potter's tip-in with 41 ticks left set the halftime margin at 38-27.
- Broome connected with 14:06 left in the game to push his team's lead to 22 (52-30).
- With 5:54 remaining, junior guard KJ Hunt buried a three-pointer. He added two free throws a minute later for a 75-46 cushion, MSU's biggest lead.
 

KEY STATS

- Potter scored 12 points, while the Coopers (DeVon and Ta'lon) had 11 and 10, respectively. For DeVon, it was his sixth consecutive game in double figure scoring.
- Broome was 9-of-10 from the floor and also added three blocked shots. He is now hitting 59 percent for the year in his first collegiate season.
- The Eagles were 32-of-62 from the field and hit eight three-pointers a night after nailing 12 against the Pioneers Wednesday.
- Forty-two (42) of the Eagles' points came in the paint.
- The Eagles committed only 12 turnovers, tying the season-best in fewest floor miscues.

UP NEXT

Morehead State has a rematch with rival Eastern Kentucky at home Monday. Game time is 6 p.m. ET.