By Matt Schabert, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations
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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State men's basketball has been hard to beat at home this season, with a 9-2 record, so the Eagles will look to keep up that success Saturday.
UT Martin provides the opposition as the Eagles look to sweep the weekend following a win Thursday over Southeast Missouri. MSU is 10-12 overall and 4-5 in the league. The Skyhawks, meanwhile, are one of the league's top scoring teams but rank near the end in defense. UTM is 6-14 overall and 2-7 in the conference.
Saturday's game can be seen live on ESPN+, along with live audio on WIVY-96.3 FM and MSUEagles.com.
GAME NOTES
• Morehead State owns a 35-16 advantage in the series with UTM, which started in 1991-92.
• Morehead State has been dominant against the Skyhawks on the Johnson Arena floor. UTM has not defeated MSU in Morehead since the 2005-06 season, a span of nine wins for the Eagles.
• Senior guard
Jordan Walker moved to No. 18 on the program career scoring list Thursday. With 21 points, he now has 1,386 career points, passing Kyle Umberger.
• Among
Jordan Walker's 71 career double-figure scoring games, 23 have been at least a 20-point game or higher. That's 30 percent of the time he reaches double figures.
• Senior
Djimon Henson also notched 21 points against Southeast Missouri. He has now reached double figures in nine of the past 12 games ad averaged 13.5 points per game since Dec. 16.
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Tyzhaun Claude ranks ninth in the OVC in rebounding (6.6/game) but his average leads all freshmen in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Freshman guard
Ta'lon Cooper and junior guard Juice Thomas combined for 13 assists and only one turnover in 59 minutes of court time against Southeast Missouri.
• 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.
• Morehead State is 9-2 at Johnson Arena this season and owns a +13.0 scoring margin over its 11 foes. The Eagles also only allow opponents to hit 38 percent on their home floor.
• The Eagles posted another game with less than 10 turnovers Thursday. That's six games now with less than 10 mistakes. The Eagles are tied for the OVC lead in fewest turnovers per game (12.5).
• Morehead State leads the OVC in blocked shots with 98. The Eagles are part of a combo with the women's team at MSU to lead the conference in blocks for both genders. Only four other Division I schools claim that rare stat feat.
• The Eagles tied their season high with 23 assists against SEMO. That was the most against a DI opponent this season.