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In-State Foe Bellarmine Up Next for Men's Basketball's 2023-24 Journey

11/19/2023 5:44:00 PM

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MOREHEAD, Ky. --  Morehead State Men's Basketball's jam-packed 2023-24 journey continues on Monday night when the Eagles make the two-hour trek west to face in-state fore Bellarmine.Tip-off in historic Freedom Hall is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.

Morehead State continues the series with in-state foe Bellarmine. The teams played last season (with MSU winning 62-55 in Morehead) for the first time since 1978.

The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM) with Chuck Mraz. It is also available on MSUEagles.com. The game will air on ESPN+.

2023-24 RECORDS
MSU: 2-3 | BEL: 1-3

SERIES RECORD
Record vs. Bellarmine: 8-0
First Meeting: 2/17/55 MSU won 107-80 at MSU
Last Meeting: 11/12/22 MSU won 62-55 at MSU
Streak: MSU, 8 games
Record in Louisville, Ky.: 3-0
Record in Morehead: 5-0
Neutral Record: 0-0

NOTABLE
• Morehead State has never lost to Bellarmine, holding an 8-0 all-time record. This will be the first meeting of the  programs in venerable Freedom Hall.

Riley Minix has scored in double figures in four of the first five games and ranks in the top 5 in the OVC at 16.2 points per game. Minix has scored more than 2,000 career points in five seasons in college.

• Freshman Eddie Ricks III is among the top scoring freshmen so far in the OVC, scoring 9.4 points per game. He scored 10 at Penn State for his second double-digit scoring game.

Riley Minix earned the OVC's first Player of the Week AND Newcomer of the Week honor last Monday, while Eddie Ricks III was the first OVC Freshman of the Week.

• Senior guard Drew Thelwell could become the winningest individual player in program history this season. If the Eagles win 18 more games, that will give the four-year Eagle 88 wins when he was on the team. That would surpass Terrence Hill, who was a part of 87 wins from 2008-09 through 2011-12. 

Drew Thelwell scored a career-best 26 points in the win over Mercer, hitting a career-best four three-pointers.

Kalil Thomas is coming off his second career Eagle double-double with teams highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds at Penn State. Thomas needs 185 points to reach  the 1,000-point mark  in his college career.

Zach Iyeyemi needs just two more points to reach 500 for his collegiate career. He spent four seasons at Houston Christian, scoring 485 points.
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