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Brad Laux
86
Tennessee St. TSU 17-9,11-5 OVC
94
Winner Morehead St. More 15-12,11-5 OVC
Tennessee St. TSU
17-9,11-5 OVC
86
Final
94
Morehead St. More
15-12,11-5 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Tennessee St. TSU 41 45 86
Morehead St. More 37 57 94

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dean Hardin, Athletic Media Relations

Second Half Surge Powers Men's Hoops to 94-86 Win Over Tennessee State

Josiah LeGree Pours in 25 to Lead MSU

Morehead, Ky -- Morehead State outscored Tennessee State 57-45 in the second half and the Eagles posted a 94-86 victory over the Tigers Saturday in Johnson Arena.
 
Morehead State (15-12, 11-5 OVC) scorched the nets in the second half, hitting 17 of 25 (68%) from the floor, including seven of their 11 three-point attempts. Josiah LeGree led the Eagle outburst, scoring 20 of his team-high 25 points in the final 20 minutes. LeGree hit five of eight from the field, including four of seven from beyond the arc. He also canned six of eight from the free throw line in the second stanza.

LeGree finished the game hitting seven of 12 from the field and four of eight from distance. He also went seven of nine from the free throw line. John Carroll just missed his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and nine rebounds. Davion Cunningham added 16 points for MSU.
 
Morehead State led by as much as 17 when John Carroll dunked with 5:18 to play. Tennessee State made a late surge of its own: an 11-0 run capped by two free throws by Dante Harris cut the Eagle lead to six at 85-79 with 2:14 to go.
 
An old-fashioned three-point play on another Carroll flush and free throw at the 1:17 mark got the MSU lead back to nine at 88-79. The MSU lead never got below six the rest of the way. Morehead State sank six of eight free throws down stretch to seal the victory.
 
Tennessee State (17-9, 11-5 OVC) was led by Travis Harper II with 30 points. Aaron Nkrumah added 20 and Harris chipped in 12.
 
Morehead State returns to action Thursday at Eastern Illinois. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
 
NOTABLE
  • Morehead State shot 32-53 from the floor (60%) and 8-18 (44%) from three-point range. Tennessee State went 23-61 (38%) from the floor and 8-22 (36%) from distance.
  • Morehead State's 60.4% accuracy from the floor is the seventh best percentage by the Eagles in the past 15 seasons.
  • Morehead State shot 22-28 (79%) from the free throw line. Tennessee State shot 32-36 (89%) from the charity stripe.
  • The Eagles won the battle of the boards 36-30. TSU had a 16-11 advantage on the offensive glass and a 17-13 edge in second chance points.
  • MSU committed 14 turnovers versus seven for TSU. The Tigers had a 25-10 advantage in points off turnovers.
 
 
 
 
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