• 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.
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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.
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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.
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Drew Thelwell scored a career-best 26 points in the win over Mercer, hitting a career-best four three-pointers.
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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.
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Zach Iyeyemi needs just two more points to reach 500 for his collegiate career. He spent four seasons at Houston Christian, scoring 485 points.
