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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Another double-double from second-year big man
Johni Broome, plus a career-high from junior guard
Jake Wolfe weren't quite enough to offset a season-high three-point attack from its foe and a large points-off-turnovers differential as Morehead State men's basketball dropped a hard-fought 82-75 decision at Freedom Hall to ETSU Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles saw their four-game success streak halted and sit at 6-4 now, while ETSU improved to 7-3. The Eagles hit 10 three-pointers of their own and led by as much as 11 in the first. MSU only had 14 turnovers but the Bucs turned that into a 25-2 advantage in points off mistakes to be the difference.
Broome collected his fifth double-double of the year and 18th of his career with game highs of 24 points (also a season high) and 13 rebounds while also setting a career high in the passing department with five assists.
Wolfe knocked down a trio of triples and scored a career-best 13 points. Grad transfer
Tray Hollowell, who had played against ETSU many times while at Wofford, fired up in the second half as well and finished with four three-balls and 14 points to tie his MSU career high.
But, ETSU saw Jordan King and David Sloan each nail four three-pointers each, while Ladarrious Brewer, a Southeast Missouri, transfer scored the Bucs' first 10 points and had 20 for the game.
MSU held an 11-point first half lead midway through the period and led by seven late in the first half, but a couple of late turnovers led to points for the hosts and the Eagles led 41-39 at the half. It was the first game this season and just the second since the start of 2020-21 that the Eagles fell when holding a halftime advantage.
ETSU managed to pull away late to lead by as much as 10 with 2:14 left in the game before Hollowell and Wolfe knocked in three-pointers. MSU cut it back to within 80-75 and had the ball after forcing a mistake, but MSU missed a three-ball.
Morehead State out-rebounded the Bucs 40-35 and shot 44 percent (26-of-59) for the contest.
The Eagles remain on the road next Wednesday as they face Xavier at 8:30 p.m. ET in Cincinnati.
