Morehead St. beats SE Missouri 61-54 in OVC tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Ta'lon Cooper came off the bench to score 17 points to carry No. 2 seed Morehead State Eagles to a 61-54 win over Southeast Missouri in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tourney on Wednesday night.
Johni Broome had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Morehead State (21-7). Devon Cooper added 12 points. Skyelar Potter had six rebounds.
Southeast Missouri totaled 20 first-half points, a season low for the team.
Eric Reed Jr. had 17 points for the Redhawks (11-16). Nana Akenten added six rebounds.
Morehead State will play third-seeded Eastern Kentucky or No. 6 seed Austin Peay in the semifinals Friday.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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69.0 PPG | 37.9 RPG | 13.9 APG |
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68.8 PPG | 40.3 RPG | 12.8 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Long | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Reed Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Branson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Patterson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Akenten | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Love | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Russell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Hatchett Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nicholas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Morrison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Harris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Agnew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Broome | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Thelwell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Rice | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Garrett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Baker, Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Sebree | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Potter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Dixon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Stanley-Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Cooper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Hunt, Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Bryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Claude | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
