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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's men's basketball team wraps up its road trip to Tennessee on Saturday when the Eagles meet the Golden Eagles at Tennessee Tech. Tip off time is approximately 4 p.m. ET following the women's game which starts at 2 p.m.
The game will air on ESPN+ and the Eagle Sports Radio Network. Listen to Chuck Mraz and Tom Lewis on WIVY-96.3 FM (flagship station), on WMST 106.9 FM, WPKE 98.1 in Pikeville, WPRT 104.5 in Prestonsburg or on MSUEagles.com.
Morehead State meets up for its longest tenured series with a current Ohio Valley Conference opponent at Tennessee Tech. MSU leads the series 95-70. For the first time since the 2005-06 season, the Golden Eagles swept the season series over MSU last year. However, this will be the final MSU game at Tech with the Golden Eagles members of the OVC as Tech will transition to the Southern Conference in 2026-27.
Tennessee Tech has struggled to a 2-5 OVC record and a 7-11 overall mark, following a 71-54 home loss to Southern Indiana Thursday.
2025-26 RECORDS
MSU: 8-10, 4-3 OVC | TTU: 7-11, 2-5 OVC
THE SERIES
Record vs. TTU: 95-70
First Meeting: 1/7/50 MSU won 59-57 at TTU
Last Meeting: 1/30/26 TTU won 72-64 at MSU
Streak: TTU, W2
Eagles' Record vs TTU in Cookeville, Tenn.: 28-49
Eagles' Record vs TTU in Morehead: 58-18
Neutral Record: 9-3
LAST 5 GAMES
2/2/23 MOREHEAD, KY. W 64-45
1/4/24 MOREHEAD, KY. W 82-57
2/3/24 Cookeville, Tenn. W 67-60
1/4/25 Cookeville, Tenn. L 74-55
1/30/25 MOREHEAD, KY. L 72-64
NOTABLE
• Morehead State scored 100 points for third time this season and first against a DI foe Thursday at Tennessee State but the Tigers claimed an epic 105-100 overtime win. Previously, MSU had won six straight overtime contests, with the last extra-period loss coming ironically against Tennessee State in the OVC Tournament in 2020.
• MSU has won 40 consecutive games when its opponent scores 60 points or less. The last team to defeat MSU and still score less than 60 was another MSU - Murray State - on Feb. 12, 2022 (Eagles lost 57-53 at home).
• Morehead State's 100 points at TSU Thursday was the second most in a road game since the 2012-13 season. The highest road point total in the last 15 seasons is 101, also ironically at Tennessee State in 2013.
• Morehead State has won 52 straight games when it shoots at least 50 percent from the floor. The last team to defeat the Eagles when it made 50 percent or higher was Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 7, 2020 (MSU hit 67 percent but still lost that game).
• Morehead State has hit at least one three-pointer in 198 straight games. The last time MSU did not hit a triple was Jan. 16, 2020 at Tennessee State.
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Davion Cunningham is this week's OVC Newcomer of the Week after scoring a career-high 35 points in the 71-69 comeback win over Southeast Missouri last Saturday. His point production is the highest single-game total for an OVC player in a game this year. Cunningham then totaled 15 points and career-highs of six rebounds and six assists at Tennessee State Thursday.
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Davion Cunningham scored 25 points in the second half versus Southeast Missouri. It's the most points scored in a half by an Eagle player since former OVC Player of the Year and MSU Athletic Hall of Famer Ricky Minard scored 28 versus Marshall all the way back on Dec. 17, 2002. Minard had two points in the first half that day, 28 in the final half and five in overtime as MSU won 101-100.
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George Marshall and
Jon Carroll both scored career highs in points (Marshall 29 and Carroll 22) at TSU. It was the first game where two Eagles scored 20+ since the 2023 NCAA Tournament game versus Illinois.
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Chase Dawson and
Davion Cunningham are closing in on 800 career collegiate points. Dawson (794) leads Cunningham (770) slightly.
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George Marshall now has 928 career points in college. He's scored 464 in his three seasons at MSU.
• Morehead State hit a season-high 29 free throws at Tennessee State.
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George Marshall has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games and averaged 15.3 points in that span.
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Jon Carroll hit a season and career-high 12 free throws at Tennessee State
• MSU has a -14.1 scoring margin in road games this season.
• Morehead State's non-starters average 32.2 points per game, second in the OVC. MSU has outscored the opponent bench contingent in 12 of the 17 games.
• Morehead State has out-rebounded 95 opponents in the last five years, winning 74 of those games.
• MSU has scored 20+ points in the paint in all 17 games and averages 35.0 paint points per game.
• Call us the comeback crew. MSU has five wins this year where it trailed at halftime. That's the most wins trailing after 20 minutes in the past six seasons.
• In the past five years, MSU is an amazing 69-3 when it holds a lead with a minute left in the game.
