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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's Men's Basketball is back in Johnson Arena this weekend when IU Indy visits for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off Saturday night.
The game can be heard on the Eagle Sports Radio Network with WIVY-96.3 FM serving as flagship station. Chuck Mraz and
Drew Barnette provide the radio call. Fans can also hear it on MSUEagles.com, WGOH-100.9 FM/1370 AM, WMST-106.9 FM/1150 AM, WPKE 103.1 FM and WPRT 104.9 FM. The game will stream live on ESPN+ with Jared Stacy and
Dean Hardin on the call.
The Eagles head into the weekend with a 1-2 mark.
IU Indy secured an 85-80 home win last year to jump ahead 4-3 in the series. MSU has won the last two games against IUI in Morehead, in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The Jaguars have already defeated OVC foes Southern Indiana and UT Martin this season.
2026-27 RECORDS
MSU: 1-2, 0-0 OVC | IUI: 3-0, 0-0 Horizon
SERIES INFORMATION
Record vs. IUI: 3-4
First Meeting: 12/18/01 IUI won 90-81 (OT) at (then) IUPUI
Last Meeting: 11/29/25 IUI won 85-80 at IUI
Streak: IUI, W1
Record in Indianapolis, Ind.: 1-3
Record in Morehead, Ky.: 2-1
Neutral Record: 0-0
LAST 5
11/21/17 Indianapolis, Ind. (A) L 67-61
12/21/18 MOREHEAD, KY. W 74-70
12/4/19 MOREHEAD, KY. W 56-51
12/21/21 Indianapolis, Ind. (A) W 80-52
11/29/25 Indianapolis, Ind. (A) L 85-80
NOTABLE
• Morehead State is 31-1 under head coach
Jonathan Mattox when leading with a minute left in regulation.
• The OVC co-Coach of the Year,
Jonathan Mattox, is the first coach in men's basketball program history to lead his team to an OVC regular-season championship in his first two years leading the program. He is in his third season as head coach, spending nine years on the Morehead State staff before two on staff at Murray State.
• Morehead State is 73-13 at home in the past five seasons, an 86 percent success rate in Johnson Arena.
• Morehead State has reached 20 wins in five of the past six seasons. No other current league team can claim that accomplishment.
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Chase Dawson and
Davion Cunningham both eclipsed the 900-point threshold in their college careers late in the season in 2025-26. Dawson has 946 now, while Cunningham sits at 918.
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Clayton Parker ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference with 18.3 points per game. He is the lone Eagle to score in double figures in all three games so far.
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Clayton Parker has hit eight of his first 11 three-pointers and easily leads the OVC with his .727 shooting percentage beyond the arc. Parker also ranks third in the league in overall field goal percentage at .621.
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Clayton Parker has hit 15 consecutive free throws since Dec. 16, 2025. He is a perfect 11-of-11 this season at the stripe
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Kyrell Shaw lit up the nets for 28 points against Virginia-Lynchburg, including six first-half three-pointers when he scored 22 points.
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Kyrell Shaw also led the team and grabbed a career-best nine rebounds at Louisville.
• The Eagles rank second among all OVC schools in three-pointers made per game. MSU nails 9.3 triples per outing. Morehead State's 15 made three-pointers against Virginia-Lynchburg was just three short of the program single-game record set in 1995-96 versus Centre (Ky.).
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Jarvis Wright had a breakout game versus Virginia-Lynchburg. After sitting out last year, he posted career bests of eight assists, seven points and six rebounds.
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Dalman Alexander and
Tayvion Tangiora each produced double-doubles versus Virginia-Lynchburg.
• Transfer
Kenyata Carbon was the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year last season at Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and was an NAIA Second-Team All-American. He racked up 1,380 points, nearly 400 rebounds, more than 300 assists and 150 steals in three years at Lindsey Wilson. He averaged 19.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 2025-26.
• Taylor (Ind.) transfer
Izaiah Day is also a big-time point producer. He scored more than 700 points in three seasons at Taylor.
• Newcomer
Kyrell Shaw led Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College last year, averaging 21.8 points per game while shooting 48 percent overall.
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Justin Payne scored more than 700 points in two seasons at Young Harris (Ga.) and helped the Mountain Lions win the Conference Carolinas championship in 2025-26.
• MSU has won 43 straight games when its opponent scores 60 or less, since falling to No. 23-ranked Murray State on Feb. 12, 2022. The Eagles are 39-0 in the last five seasons in those scenarios and 11-0 under head coach
Jonathan Mattox.
