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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State men's basketball team continues its 2024-25 season on the road at Chattanooga Thursday evening. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET following the Mocs' women's basketball game vs. Troy.
Morehead State makes its first-ever foray into McKenzie Arena at Chattanooga Thursday. The Eagles lead the series 2-0 and won 87-80 in Morehead last year. The only other meeting came in a tournament in Las Vegas in 2014.
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 Drew Barnette. It is also available on MSUEagles.com. ESPN+ has the game broadcast.
2024-25 RECORDS
MSU: 1-2, 0-0 OVC | CHATT: 0-3, 0-0 Southern
THE SERIES
Record vs. Chatt: 2-0
First Meeting: 11/28/13 MSU won 88-75 in Las Vegas
Last Meeting: 12/3/23 MSU won 87-80 at MSU
Streak: MSU, 2 games
Record in Chattanooga, Tenn.: 0-0
Record in Morehead, Ky.: 1-0
Neutral Record: 1-0
NOTABLE
• MSU owns a 47-43 all-time record against teams from the current Southern Conference makeup. That includes a majority of the contests against ETSU where MSU is 29-28. MSU has faced nine of the 10 current schools, only not ever meeting Wofford.
• Head coach
Jonathan Mattox coached his first career victory on Nov. 6, defeating Boyce (Ky.) 89-48.
• Morehead State owns 95 victories in the last five seasons, two OVC Tournament championships and two OVC regular season titles. Current head coach
Jonathan Mattox was on the bench for the 2020-21 tournament title and the 2022-23 regular season trophy.
• The 2024-25 Eagle roster features seven players who were with the program in 2023-24, including five who saw action in at least one game. Of the seven returnees, MSU returned just 14.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game.
• OVC journeyman Kenny White, Jr., is leading MSU with 13.0 points per game so far and is the lone Eagle to reach double figures in all three contests.MSU is the fourth OVC (current or former) school White, Jr., has been at.
• Graduate transfer
Kade Ruegsegger posted his first D1 double-double against Boyce (Ky.). Ruegsegger, an all-conference player for Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) in the NAIA, scored 1,776 career points at MVNU. He is the third consecutive player from the NAIA ranks to transfer to MSU, joining Alex Gross (Olivet Nazarene [Ill.]) in 2022-23 and
Riley Minix (Southeastern [Fla.]) in 2023-24.
• After three contests, Morehead State's tradition of tough rebounding has held up. The Eagles rank third in the OVC in rebound margin at +3.6. MSU grabbed 45 boards at Louisville and tied No. 20 Cincinnati on the boards, 30-30.
• Among the 11 Ohio Valley Conference programs, MSU boasts the highest number of graduate students (4) and the highest number of sixth-year players (2).
• In the last two games, MSU produced nearly a 2-to-1 assist to turnover ratio. The Eagles committed just 10 turnovers at No. 20 Cincinnati and have 29 helpers and just 16 mistakes in the last two games.
• The roster features nine newcomers to the program, including six who have played at least one season at a four-year college. Of the Eagles' six players who had yet to see a game as an Eagle prior to Monday (also counting
Jalen Windham who red-shirted in 2023-24), they have 400 combined Division I games played.
• Morehead State held significant advantages in the specialty stats against Boyce. MSU finished with 54 points in the paint, 28 fast-break points, 35 bench points and 28 points off turnovers.
• Bryant transfer
Tyler Brelsford owns an 81 percent career free throw shooting accuracy. Dating back to last season, Brelsford has connected on 11 consecutive free throws.
