NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Milton Chavis scored 14 points and fifth-seeded Morehead State pulled away in the second half to beat eighth-seeded Tennessee Martin 73-66 in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Wednesday night.
Angelo Warner and Bruce Reed added 11 points apiece for Morehead State (15-17), which will face fourth-seeded Tennessee State Thursday night.
On top 48-46 with 12:36 remaining, the Eagles broke open the game with a 16-3 run, capped by Jarrett Stokes' jumper to extend the lead to 64-49 with 6:24 left to play.
UT-Martin (9-21) cut the lead to six, 69-63 with 27 seconds left, but Morehead State made four free throws the rest of the way to ensure the victory.
Morehead State has beaten Tennessee-Martin eight straight times.
The Eagles dominated inside, outrebounding the Skyhawks 46-23 and outscoring them 42-22 in the paint.
Mike Liabo led the Skyhawks with 24 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee-Martin (9-21) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| Morehead State (15-17) « | 36 | 37 | 73 |
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| Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Liabo, F | 36 | 5-11 | 10-11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 |
| J. Washington, F | 24 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| T. Smith, G | 39 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| J. Childs, G | 27 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| D. Richardson, G | 18 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Oldham | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Taylor | 12 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| B. McLaughlin | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Mopo | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Dowdell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| O. Minor | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18-42 | 25-34 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 66 | |
| 42.9% | 73.5% | ||||||
| Morehead State Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Chavis, F | 26 | 5-8 | 3-8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| B. Reed, F | 23 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| C. Posthumus, C | 11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Atkinson, G | 34 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| A. Warner, G | 27 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Turner | 20 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| K. Owens | 17 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Stokes | 16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| J. Holmes | 12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| D. Kelly | 12 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. James | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-57 | 22-36 | 46 | 16 | 26 | 73 | |
| 43.9% | 61.1% | ||||||
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