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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State Men's Basketball will return from the Thanksgiving holiday set to face IU Indy in the Hoosier State on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET in the on-campus gym of the Jaguars, The Jungle.
The game will air on ESPN+ and the Eagle Sports Radio Network. You can listen to Chuck Mraz and Tom Lewis on WIVY-96.3 FM (flagship station), on WMST 106.9 FM or on MSUEagles.com.
With the all-time series deadlocked at 3-3, the last time the teams met, it was in the Corteva Fieldhouse at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, where MSU won 80-52 on Dec. 21, 2021. MSU is 0-2 all-tine in The Jungle.
Under new head coach Ben Howlett (an architect behind D2 West Liberty [W.Va] leading the nation in scoring multiple years), the Jags are off to a 2-6 start but have averaged more than 90 points per game.
2025-26 RECORDS
MSU: 3-4, 0-0 OVC | IUI: 2-6, 0-0 HL
THE SERIES
Record vs. IUI: 3-3
First Meeting: 12/18/01 IUI won 90-81 (OT) at (then) IUPUI
Last Meeting: 12/21/21 MSU won 80-52 at IUI
Streak: MSU, W3
Record in Indianapolis, Ind.: 1-2
Record in Morehead, Ky.: 2-1
Neutral Record: 0-0
MSU vs. the Current Horizon League: 36-28
NKU 7-4, R. Morris 0-2, Wright St. 7-6, Milwaukee 1-1
YSU 12-6, CSU 3-0, Green Bay 0-3, Oakland 0-2
PFW 3-1, IUI 3-3
NOTABLE
• The game could turn into a scorefest. IU Indy is allowing nearly 100 points per game while MSU averages nearly 80.
• Morehead State ranks second in the OVC in fast break points scored, averaging 16.0 a game when it has the upperhand in numbers on the break.
• Head Coach
Jonathan Mattox reached 200 overall wins for his career as a staff member or a head coach (at Morehead State and Murray State) with the Eagles' win over Kentucky Christian.
• Morehead State has a 112-61 overall record since 2020-21, or 65 percent success rate. That figure ranks No. 1 for winning percentage in the Ohio Valley Conference in that span. The program has had nine 20-win seasons since 2008-09.
• Morehead State broke an 0-12 streak of losing when the opponent scores 80 or more last weekend vs. Lousiana-Monroe. The Eagles edged the Warhawks 83-80. The last time an opponent scored 80 and still lost to MSU was Dec. 3, 2023 when the Eagles beat Chattanooga 87-80.
• Morehead State ranks in the top 3 in the Ohio Valley Conference in 7 stat categories as the Eagles rank No. 1 in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 1.1.
• Transfer guard
Davion Cunningham won the OVC's Player and Newcomer of the Week honors this past week. He averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game at the ETSU MTE event.
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Jon Carroll has posted three doubles in the first seven games, with the latest being a 10-point, 13 rebound effort in an 83-80 win over ULM last Saturday. The transfer from North Central Missouri had 18 doubles last year in the JUCO ranks. Carroll ranks 30th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.7).
• Morehead State has shot better than 60 percent in two games this year, against Midway (Ky.) and KCU. The .658 clip against KCU marked the third highest single-game accuracy since 2011-12.
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George Marshall, Jr. has now made 45 of his last 49 attempts from the stripe. He is a career 83 percent free throw shooter.
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Josiah LeGree leads the OVC in total assists with 32.
• Freshman
Vince Dawson III is a state champion. He led Great Crossing High School in Georgetown, Ky., to the Sweet 16 title in 2024-25.
Davion Cunningham was also a state champion at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, North Carolina.
• Senior transfer
Tamaury Releford earned the MVP of the Arkansas State Tournament and was named the Northwest Arkansas Conference MVP during his senior season in 2021-22.
• Four Eagle transfers -
Josiah LeGree,
Tamaury Releford,
Jacob Wilson and
Tyonne Farrell - have D1 experience.
• Freshman
Clayton Parker had his first 10+ scoring game at UGA and added on to it with a season-high 16 versus KCU.
• In the past five years, MSU is 49-2 when it shoots 50 percent or better and 60-2 when the opponent fails to score 60.
• In the past five years, MSU is an astonishing 106-3 when it holds a lead with a minute left in the game.
• Morehead State signed two in the early signing period - 6-9 forward Jackson Conley from Easley, S.C. and 6-2 guard Malik Gillespie from Warner-Robbins, Ga.
