MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Guards
Davion Cunningham and
Chase Dawson combined for 40 points, and forward
Jon Carroll posted his third double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Morehead State Men's Basketball team rallied to knock off Louisiana-Monroe 83-80 at ETSU's Freedom Hall Saturday night.
MSU improved to 3-4.
The Eagles used a 14-0 run midway through the second half to pull ahead. Then, the Eagles held off a late Warhawk charge as they won by three.
Cunningham netted a team-high 23 points, while Dawson had 17 (including 3-of-3 on three-pointers).
The Eagles trailed 58-53 with 13 minutes left, but by the time Dawson nailed a three at 9:03, MSU led 67-58. Later on, ULM crept back and trailed only 80-78 with 10 seconds left, but Dawson and Cunningham combined for three free throws to ice it.
The Eagles shot percent for the night, while ULM hit 41 percent.
MSU returns to action on Saturday at IU-Indy at 2 p.m. ET.
