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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Senior guard Drew Thelwell shattered the Morehead State Men's Basketball single-game assist record with 19 helpers, while Riley Minix, Dieonte Miles and Eddie Ricks III all put up double-doubles to help lead the Eagle men's basketball team over the Alice Lloyd Eagles 101-39 at Johnson Arena Thursday.
Thelwell broke Kareem Storey (2013-14) and Jeff Fultz's (1983-84) co-single-game assist record and came within one of tying the Ohio Valley Conference record set by James Johnson of Middle Tennessee in 1985-86. Morehead State did an excellent job taking care of the basketball, dishing out a season-high 28 assists while turning the ball over just nine times.
Thelwell's assist total is the highest for a Division I player in a game this season.
Morehead State's defense held Alice Lloyd to only 17 percent shooting from beyond the arc and 20 percent from the field, both season-bests for defensive field goal accuracy. MSU cleared 47 defensive rebounds and a season-high 73 rebounds. The rebound total is the second highest in a game for all D1 teams this year. Ironically, the Eagles' 69 boards last week against St. Mary-Of-The-Woods is the fifth-best D1 single-game rebound total as well.
Minix recorded his OVC best sixth double-double with a team-high 20 points and 13 rebounds. Miles and Ricks both had their second Eagle double-doubles. Miles had 13 points and 12 boards, while Ricks scored 10 and tied his career-high 11 rebounds.
MSU finished with six double-digit scorers. Coming off a career-best 30 at Indiana, Jordan Lathon notched 18 today. Kalil Thomas drilled six triples and scored 18 too, while George Marshall came off the bench for a career-high 11.
How It Happened
Morehead State started out the scoring by going on a 12-0 run to take an early lead with 16:58 left in the first half. The Eagles then added 13 points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 47-22 advantage. Morehead State relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down nine shots to account for 27 of its 47 points.
Morehead State kept its lead intact before going on a 13-0 run to grow the lead to 60-24 with 15:28 to go in the contest. The Eagles kept expanding the margin and coasted the rest of the way for the 101-39 win. Morehead State took care of business in the paint, recording 30 of its 54 points in the lane.
Game Notes
» Morehead State found success from three point land, knocking down a season-high 16 treys in the game. MSU now has five straight games with double-digit three-pointers made.
» The Eagles held the ALC Eagles to only 20 percent shooting from the field.
» Morehead State never trailed on the way to a 101-39 victory.
» The Eagles put on a passing clinic, recording an assist on 72 percent of made baskets.
» Morehead State had a 73-32 edge on the boards in the win.
» The Eagles were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, recording seven blocks as a team.
» Morehead State turned the ball over nine times while dishing out 28 assists.
» Morehead State cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 26 offensive boards in the game.
Up Next
OVC play begins on December 31 at Southeast Missouri.
