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Morehead State knocks off UT Martin 84-78 in Ohio Valley Conference semifinal

AP
Mar 09, 2024

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Riley Minix had 26 points in third-seeded Morehead State's 84-78 upset win over second-seeded UT Martin Friday's Ohio Valley Conference semifinals.

Morehead State will play top-seeded Little Rock in the conference championship game Saturday.

Minix added eight rebounds and three steals for the Eagles (25-8, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Kalil Thomas scored 23 points while shooting 8 for 12, including 7 for 10 from beyond the arc and added 10 rebounds. Drew Thelwell shot 7 for 14 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 0 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.

The Skyhawks (21-11, 0-1) were led by Jordan Sears, who recorded 34 points and five assists. UT Martin also got 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks from Jacob Crews. KK Curry also had 13 points, three steals and two blocks. The Skyhawks ended a six-game winning streak with the loss.

Thomas scored 12 points in the first half and Morehead State went into halftime trailing 41-37. Morehead State outscored UT Martin by 10 points in the second half. Minix led the way with 14 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
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Eagles
37
UTM
Skyhawks
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dieonte Miles vs. Issa Muhammad (Skyhawks gains possession)
19:51		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
19:49		Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
19:26	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:07	+2	KK Curry makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:48		Riley Minix turnover (lost ball) (KK Curry steals)
18:41		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
18:39		Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
18:23		Dieonte Miles misses two point hook shot
18:21		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
18:14	+3	KK Curry makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	3-5
17:56	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dieonte Miles assists)	6-5
17:26		Dieonte Miles shooting foul (KK Curry draws the foul)
17:26	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-6
17:26	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
17:07	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	9-7
16:41		Issa Muhammad misses two point layup
16:39		Issa Muhammad offensive rebound
16:35	+2	Issa Muhammad makes two point layup	9-9
16:23		Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:21		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
16:07		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
16:05		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
15:50		Jordan Sears blocks Drew Thelwell's two point jump shot
15:50		Eagles offensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:41		Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
15:39		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
15:32	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	9-11
15:13	+2	Dieonte Miles makes two point dunk (Drew Thelwell assists)	11-11
15:02		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
15:00		Skyhawks offensive rebound
14:53		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
14:51		Riley Minix defensive rebound
14:30		Issa Muhammad shooting foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
14:30		Drew Thelwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:30		Drew Thelwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:30		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
14:18		Issa Muhammad misses two point jump shot
14:16		Riley Minix defensive rebound
13:56		Kalil Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:54		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
13:45		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
13:43		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
13:23		Issa Muhammad shooting foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
13:23	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
13:23	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
13:09	+3	KK Curry makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	13-14
12:50		Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
12:48		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
12:39		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
12:37		Zach Iyeyemi defensive rebound
12:21		Riley Minix misses two point jump shot
12:19		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
12:13	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point reverse layup	13-16
11:47		Jordan Lathon misses two point jump shot
11:46		Riley Minix offensive rebound
11:46		Jordan Sears personal foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:39		Dieonte Miles turnover (lost ball) (Koby Jeffries steals)
11:32		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
11:30		Riley Minix defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Dieonte Miles makes two point layup (Riley Minix assists)	15-16
10:51		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
10:49		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
10:33		Dieonte Miles misses two point hook shot
10:31		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
10:24		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
10:22		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
10:21		Jordan Lathon flagrant 1 (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
10:21		Official timeout
10:21	+1	Jacob Crews makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	15-17
10:21	+1	Jacob Crews makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	15-18
10:11	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	15-20
9:52	+3	Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Riley Minix assists)	18-20
9:33		Koby Jeffries misses two point jump shot
9:31		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
9:15	+3	Riley Minix makes three point jump shot (Eddie Ricks III assists)	21-20
8:57		Riley Minix shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
8:57		Jordan Sears misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:57	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-21
8:33		Jordan Lathon misses two point layup
8:31		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
8:28		Eddie Ricks III blocks Koby Jeffries's two point layup
8:26		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
8:16	+3	Riley Minix makes three point jump shot (Jordan Lathon assists)	24-21
7:56	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	24-23
7:35	+3	Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Jordan Lathon assists)	27-23
7:17	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	27-26
7:14		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
7:14		TV timeout
6:58		Jordan Lathon misses two point jump shot
6:56		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
6:43	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point turnaround jump shot	27-28
6:29		Kalil Thomas offensive foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
6:29		Kalil Thomas turnover (offensive foul)
6:16		Jacob Crews misses two point layup
6:14		Dieonte Miles defensive rebound
6:03		Drew Thelwell turnover (bad pass) (Issa Muhammad steals)
5:57	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	27-30
5:43		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
5:41		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
5:34	+3	Jordan Sears makes three point jump shot	27-33
5:30		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:13	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Eddie Ricks III assists)	30-33
4:53		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
4:51		Eagles defensive rebound
4:37		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
4:35		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point layup	30-35
4:00		Riley Minix misses two point jump shot
3:58		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
3:44		Jordan Sears turnover (bad pass) (Riley Minix steals)
3:36		Riley Minix misses two point layup
3:34		Dieonte Miles offensive rebound
3:30	+2	Riley Minix makes two point layup (Dieonte Miles assists)	32-35
3:06		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
3:04		Dieonte Miles defensive rebound
2:52		Jacob Crews blocks Dieonte Miles's two point dunk
2:50		Eagles offensive rebound
2:50		TV timeout
2:32		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
2:22		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
2:20		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
2:15		David Kamwanga blocks Drew Thelwell's two point layup
2:13		Eagles offensive rebound
2:07		Riley Minix turnover (lost ball) (KK Curry steals)
2:01		Drew Thelwell blocks KK Curry's two point layup
1:59		Drew Thelwell defensive rebound
1:52		Jordan Lathon misses two point layup
1:50		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Koby Jeffries makes two point layup	32-37
1:23		KK Curry blocks Eddie Ricks III's two point jump shot
1:21		Eagles offensive rebound
1:20	+3	Jordan Lathon makes three point jump shot (Kalil Thomas assists)	35-37
1:02		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
1:00		Jordan Sears offensive rebound
0:58		Jordan Lathon shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-38
0:58		Jordan Sears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
0:57		Sebastian Mendoza personal foul (Jordan Lathon draws the foul)
0:53		Jordan Sears personal foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
0:48		Jacob Crews blocks Drew Thelwell's two point layup
0:46		Riley Minix offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Riley Minix makes two point layup	37-38
0:17	+3	Koby Jeffries makes three point jump shot	37-41
0:03		Drew Thelwell turnover (lost ball) (KK Curry steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
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Eagles
47
UTM
Skyhawks
37

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
19:36		KK Curry defensive rebound
19:19		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Riley Minix steals)
19:12	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup (Kalil Thomas assists)	39-41
18:57	+2	Desmond Williams makes two point jump shot (Issa Muhammad assists)	39-43
18:30		KK Curry blocks Riley Minix's two point jump shot
18:28		Kalil Thomas offensive rebound
18:22		Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
18:20		Kalil Thomas offensive rebound
18:15		Riley Minix misses two point layup
18:13		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
18:07		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
18:05		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point jump shot	41-43
17:40		KK Curry misses three point jump shot
17:38		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
17:10		KK Curry shooting foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
17:09		Riley Minix misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:09	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-43
16:59		Jordan Sears offensive foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
16:59		Jordan Sears turnover (offensive foul)
16:59		TV timeout
16:46		Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
16:44		Jordan Sears defensive rebound
16:36		Desmond Williams misses three point jump shot
16:34		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
16:11		KK Curry shooting foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
16:11		Riley Minix misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:11		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	43-45
15:30	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dieonte Miles assists)	46-45
15:16		Kalil Thomas shooting foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
15:16		Jacob Crews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:16	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-46
14:48		Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
14:46		Desmond Williams defensive rebound
14:36		Issa Muhammad turnover (bad pass) (Riley Minix steals)
14:15		Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
14:13		Desmond Williams defensive rebound
14:04	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Jordan Sears assists)	46-49
13:36		TV timeout
13:31		Riley Minix misses two point jump shot
13:29		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
13:15		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
13:13		Issa Muhammad offensive rebound
13:13		Riley Minix shooting foul (Issa Muhammad draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Issa Muhammad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-50
13:13	+1	Issa Muhammad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-51
13:00	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Riley Minix assists)	49-51
12:51		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball)
12:32		Jordan Lathon misses two point jump shot
12:30		Issa Muhammad defensive rebound
12:11		Jacob Crews turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Lathon steals)
12:03		Issa Muhammad blocks Eddie Ricks III's two point jump shot
12:01		Eagles offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Riley Minix makes two point jump shot	51-51
11:38		Jacob Crews offensive foul (Jordan Lathon draws the foul)
11:38		Jacob Crews turnover (offensive foul)
11:23		Jordan Lathon misses two point layup
11:21		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
11:07	+2	Issa Muhammad makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists)	51-53
10:50		Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
10:48		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
10:39		Jordan Sears misses two point layup
10:37		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
10:37		Jacob Crews turnover (lost ball)
10:37		TV timeout
10:26	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup	53-53
10:16		Drew Thelwell personal foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
10:07		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
10:05		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
9:52	+3	Riley Minix makes three point jump shot (Jordan Lathon assists)	56-53
9:36	+2	KK Curry makes two point layup (Jordan Sears assists)	56-55
9:35		Kalil Thomas shooting foul (KK Curry draws the foul)
9:35	+1	KK Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-56
9:22		Riley Minix offensive foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
9:22		Riley Minix turnover (offensive foul)
9:09		Koby Jeffries misses two point jump shot
9:07		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
8:46	+3	Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Riley Minix assists)	59-56
8:34		Jordan Lathon shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-57
8:34	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-58
8:21	+3	Riley Minix makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)	62-58
8:01		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
7:59		Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
7:46		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
7:44		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
7:35		Koby Jeffries turnover (bad pass)
7:35		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Riley Minix makes two point jump shot	64-58
7:06	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	64-60
6:47	+3	Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot	67-60
6:37		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
6:35		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
6:17		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
6:15		Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
6:11	+2	Eddie Ricks III makes two point jump shot	69-60
6:05		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
5:59		Jordan Sears turnover (lost ball) (Drew Thelwell steals)
5:49		Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
5:47		Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
5:40		Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
5:38		KK Curry defensive rebound
5:31	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	69-62
5:14	+2	Drew Thelwell makes two point layup	71-62
5:11		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:57		Jacob Crews misses two point jump shot
4:55		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
4:40		Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:38		Koby Jeffries defensive rebound
4:32		Eddie Ricks III shooting foul (Koby Jeffries draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Koby Jeffries makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-63
4:32	+1	Koby Jeffries makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-64
4:12		Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
4:10		Eagles offensive rebound
4:05		Koby Jeffries shooting foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul)
4:05		Drew Thelwell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:05		Drew Thelwell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05		Jacob Crews defensive rebound
3:56		Koby Jeffries misses three point jump shot
3:54		Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Jordan Lathon makes two point layup	73-64
3:19		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
3:17		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
2:59		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
2:57		Eagles offensive rebound
2:55		TV timeout
2:48		Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
2:46		Riley Minix offensive rebound
2:44		Sebastian Mendoza personal foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
2:35	+3	Jordan Lathon makes three point jump shot (Eddie Ricks III assists)	76-64
2:22		Riley Minix shooting foul (Jordan Sears draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-65
2:22	+1	Jordan Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-66
2:20		Drew Thelwell turnover (lost ball) (Desmond Williams steals)
2:16		Koby Jeffries misses three point jump shot
2:16		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
2:16		Eddie Ricks III personal foul (Jacob Crews draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-67
2:16	+1	Jacob Crews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-68
2:16		Eagles 30 second timeout
2:07		Jordan Lathon turnover (bad pass)
2:00	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point jump shot	76-70
1:49		Desmond Williams personal foul (Jordan Lathon draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Jordan Lathon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-70
1:49	+1	Jordan Lathon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-70
1:44		Jordan Sears misses two point jump shot
1:42		Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
1:42		Official timeout
1:18		Kalil Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Koby Jeffries steals)
1:06		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
1:04		Riley Minix defensive rebound
0:56		Jacob Crews personal foul (Eddie Ricks III draws the foul)
0:56		Eddie Ricks III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:56		KK Curry defensive rebound
0:49	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point layup	78-72
0:49		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
0:43	+2	Eddie Ricks III makes two point layup (Drew Thelwell assists)	80-72
0:38		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
0:36		Jacob Crews offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Jacob Crews makes two point layup	80-74
0:33		Skyhawks 30 second timeout
0:25	+2	Kalil Thomas makes two point layup (Eddie Ricks III assists)	82-74
0:18		Jordan Sears misses three point jump shot
0:16		Skyhawks offensive rebound
0:14		Eddie Ricks III blocks Jacob Crews's two point layup
0:14		Riley Minix defensive rebound
0:14		Riley Minix turnover (out of bounds)
0:10	+2	Desmond Williams makes two point layup	82-76
0:05		Desmond Williams personal foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-76
0:05	+1	Riley Minix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-76
0:01	+2	Jordan Sears makes two point dunk	84-78
0:00		End of period

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Jordan Sears makes two point dunk