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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The reigning Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion Morehead State Men's Basketball program will look for the same result this year in Evansville, Ind. The journey to the trophy starts in the first round Wednesday night when the No. 7 Eagles face No. 6 Lindenwood at 9:30 p.m. ET at the Ford Center.
Morehead State owns a 4-1 all-time record against its first-round opponent Lindenwood. The Lions' 73-60 win over MSU on Feb. 13 was Lindenwood's first and only win against MSU.
Morehead State has qualified for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the seventh straight season, which is the most consecutive appearances for any current league team. Only MSU and SIUE have each qualified for the last five OVC Tournaments. The program has an 0-3 mark all-time when its been the No. 7 seed. MSU has only been the No. 7 seed three times and not since the 2006-07 season.
Lindenwood enters the event with wins in four of its last six games. Four Lions average in double figures, including the OVC record holder for Freshman of the Week awards, Jadis Jones. He leads with 12.7 points an outing.
The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network (WIVY-96.3 FM flagship station as well as WGOH in Grayson, Ky.) with Chuck Mraz and Tom Lewis. It is also available on MSUEagles.com. The game is set to air on ESPN+ with Jeff Hem and Marcus Wilson.
2024-25 RECORDS
MSU: 15-16, 10-10 OVC | LIN: 15-16, 10-10 OVC
THE SERIES
Record vs. LIN: 4-1
First Meeting: 1/21/23 MSU won 72-63 at LIN
Last Meeting: 2/13/25 LIN won 73-60 at LIN
Streak: LIN, 1 game
Record in St. Charles, Mo.: 1-1
Record in Morehead: 3-0
Neutral Record: 0-0
NOTABLE
• Morehead State has a 109-56 overall record since 2020-21, or 64 percent success rate. That's easily the best mark in the OVC during that span.
• Morehead State has an 8-2 record in its last 10 OVC Tournament games. The Eagles won the 2021 and 2024 tournaments as the Nos. two and three seeds, respectively.
• Morehead State ranked first in the conference in total opponent rebound average at just 31.6. The Eagles rank second in the league in rebound margin at +4.9. MSU out-rebounded 16 of its 20 conference foes.
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Jerone Morton finished with 14 double-figure scoring games in the regular season. Twelve of the 14 10+ efforts came against OVC opponents.
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George Marshall has made 28 of his last 29 free throws - all in the year 2025.
• In the last 11 games, Morehead State was limited to just 60.1 points per game.
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Tyler Brelsford scored in double figures 17 times this season, including 12 times in OVC contests.
• Kenny White, Jr., reached the 1,000-point milestone in his college career at Western Illinois Feb. 15. White, Jr., who has played at Tennessee Tech, Murray State and UT Martin, now has 1,023 career collegiate points. He has scored 801 of those while playing in the OVC.
• Morehead State's eight-game losing streak equaled the program's longest since the 2017-18 season, the last time MSU did not qualify for the OVC Tournament.
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Tyler Brelsford,
George Marshall and
Kade Ruegsegger all own career free throw percentages of better than 80 percent.
• Head coach
Jonathan Mattox is a finalist for the CollegeInsider.com Joe B. Hall Award, honoring the nation's top first-year D1 coach. Mattox's 15 wins in his first season rank second only to former Eagle legend Bobby Laughlin for most wins coached in their first season at MSU.
