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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Morehead State's men's basketball team erased a 14-point first-half deficit at Southeast Missouri Thursday night, and a second-chance made layup by second-year big man
Johni Broome proved to the deciding points in overtime, as the Eagles needed the extra five minutes but still kept their winning streak alive with a 74-73 win at the Show Me Center.
The Eagles ran their success streak to 10 games and stayed perfect in the OVC at 8-0. The Redhawks, who led the Eagles for 34 of the 45 minutes, fell to 8-13 and 3-4 in the league. MSU also has now won 12 straight OVC games and 24 of the last 25 conference games.
Broome, who recorded his 14th double-double this season with 21 points and 11 rebounds (after recording no rebounds in the first half), grabbed a miss shot by himself with 15 seconds left in overtime and put it back in for a 74-70 Eagle lead. After SEMO got a three-point play at the other end to cut to 74-73, MSU guard Ta'Lon misfired on two free throws, but Broome tipped the in-bounds pass with three seconds left to trim the clock to 2.2. SEMO got off an off balance long trey but it went awry to seal MSU's triumph.
Grad transfer guard
Tray Hollowell sent the game to the extra period by drilling a top-of-the-key triple with 18 seconds left in regulation. Hollowell had just two points at the halfd but finished with 11 and made a three-pointer for the 28th consecutive game.
Junior guard
Skyelar Potter also registered his second double-double of the season and sixth of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds, marking the fourth time in the last two years that Broome and Hollowell had double-doubles in the same game. Despite missing the late overtime free tosses, Cooper nearly accomplished a third double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Morehead State had a tough night shooting the ball, going just 7-of-26 from three-point range, but the Eagles held the hosts (who were averaging 12 made triples in OVC games) to 7-of-26 from that range themselves. SEMO shot only 3-of-10 overall in overtime. Broome finished with five blocks as well.
The Eagles also found the shooting tough in the first half and fell behind 29-15 with 5:44 to play in the half but were able to claw back into it and trim their deficit to 36-29 at the break.
In the second half, much of the same tough going on the shooting occurred but this time the game was much closer. Broome's put-back off a miss finally gave the Eagles a lead at 53-52 with 6:55 remaining but it was short lived. A three-pointer 14 seconds later by Eric Reed, Jr., turned the momentum back to the Redhawks.
Morehead State continues a busy three-game road trip Saturday at OVC front-runner Murray State. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. ET.
