• Sophomore guard Ta'Lon Cooper ranks fifth in the nation in assists per game at 6.9. Cooper, who played on the same AAU team as NBA-er Zion Williamson, has three games with double-digit assists this year (two with 12) and has 26 consecutive games with 2+ dimes.
• Ta'Lon Cooper had 26 assists in the last three games, and 17 of them came when a teammate hit a three-pointer.
• Second-year freshman
Johni Broome ranks fourth in the nation in blocked shots, rejecting an average of 3.8 per game, and he has four games with 6 blocks already. Broome already has 94 career blocked shots, which ranks seventh on the program's career chart in just 40 games played.
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Johni Broome posted his 18th career double-double (in 40 career games / double-double in 45 percent of his career games) at ETSU with a season-high 24 points and 13 rebounds. Broome also dished out a career-high five assists. Broome also has 20 career games with double-digit rebounds.
• MSU ranks No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring defense, allowing just 65.6 points per game.
• The Eagles rank tied for first in the OVC in fewest fouls per game at just 14. In seven total games (and four straight), the Eagles' opponent has attempted less than 10 free throws.
• Morehead State owns a string of 44 consecutive wins when leading with a minute left in regulation play. The last time MSU held a lead at the 1:00 minute mark of the second half and lost was a 65-64 setback at Jacksonville State on Jan. 21, 2019.
• Junior transfer
Jake Wolfe scored an MSU career-high 13 points at ETSU, hitting a career-best three three-pointers. Wolfe's collegiate career high came nearly two years ago this week when he scored 26 in a game for Lipscomb against Southeast Missouri.
• Today's game features three players from Hopkinsville, Ky., including two who went to University Heights Academy. The Eagles'
Jaylen Sebree and
Tray Hollowell will face off against fellow Hopkinsville native KyKy Tandy.
• Head coach
Preston Spradlin won his milestone 75th game when the Eagles defeated Presbyterian on Dec. 6.
• Ta'Lon Cooper ranks second in the OVC in minutes played, averaging 34.2 minutes per outing.
